If you're looking for an attractive border for your landscape beds, Chad Hames of Long Grove has an answer: a solid, poured-concrete edging that can be shaped and colored to look like flagstone, brick ...

Decorative Concrete of Virginia specializes in stamping concrete to create different textures and patterns. Owner Tim Seay takes us through the process of how his team makes a wood- and ...

Diagram: Screeding the pad: With one person on each side of the board, work the board across the final layer of concrete to smooth the surface. You can rent or buy gas-or electric-powered cement ...

Homeowners thinking outside of the traditional wood-framed residential box are pouring on the creativity when building houses with precast concrete walls. Not only used in below-grade applications, ...

DEAR TIM: I’ve got a choice to make about my new home. The builder is giving me the option of a poured concrete or concrete block foundation. There’s not a huge difference in price, but I’m more ...

Dear James: My small concrete patio has some fine cracks but is overall sound. When I enlarge it with flagstone, can I put flagstone directly over the existing concrete patio? — Sophia T. Dear Sophia: ...

A stone walkway not only is functional, but will greatly enhance your yard, as well. However, many folks regard stone as a finish reserved for the rich and famous. Actually, a natural stone path can ...

Dear James: My small concrete patio has some fine cracks but is overall sound. When I enlarge it with flagstone, can I put flagstone directly over the existing concrete patio? — Sophia T. Dear Sophia: ...