Q: My 30-year-old house features a large concrete front porch. One side edge has been crumbling over the past few years, and paint is peeling from a brick design was pressed into the concrete. How ...

Concrete will crack. Oftentimes, applying a concrete overlay can be a more cost effective solution than ripping out and replacing the entire cracked concrete slab. Stuart Nickel, owner of Absolute ...

A decorative concrete overlay is only as good as the surface it is applied to. Use proper surface preparation to ensure a successful finished product. The most essential step to ensure a successful ...

Q. I have a cement slab for a front porch and it is badly cracked. I would like to replace it with a composite deck. The problem is that when it rains, the water will run through the joints to the ...

Your concrete driveway or patio is looking worse for wear. Cracks are spreading, the surface is rough and stained, and it’s bringing down your property’s curb appeal. You know something needs to be ...

Q: A corner of our concrete porch has chipped off. Is there any way to repair this without replacing our entire porch? A: It’s definitely possible to patch chipped concrete, even in a situation like ...

Q. I’ve got a problem I need you to solve. Each time it rains, a puddle develops on the outer edge of my circular patio. It’s older concrete, and it appears the puddle is related to a crack that’s ...