With all of the fun furnishings in this patio by The Ponds Farmhouse, the concrete foundation goes almost unnoticed. It simply gives a clean and blank slate to the eye-catching decor. 4.

A deck post footing is simply a 20-inch or larger diameter pad of poured concrete down at the bottom of a hole that’s dug in solid soil. The bottom of the hole needs to be below the local frost ...

One way to elevate the design of your patio is by installing stamped concrete. Here are nine ideas to consider that can ...

We have a problem with the front porch of our 44-year-old home. The outside corner of the poured concrete porch is curving up, lifting the post that’s supporting the roof. There’s no tree or ...

Key Takeaways. Various factors, including square footage, slab thickness and project complexity, influence the cost of a concrete slab. The raw material cost is approximately $6 per square foot ...

Don’t let your concrete steps prevent you from adding a front deck. If your steps have a solid foundation and aren’t crumbling, you can actually build your deck right over it.

We have a problem with the front porch of our 44-year-old home. The outside corner of the poured concrete porch is curving up, lifting the post that’s supporting the roof.

QUESTION: I have a screened porch that I would like to convert to living space. The new area would become an extension of my family room. My home, built in 1980, is concrete block construction with… ...

A: There are tens of thousands of stucco bungalows in Bay Area. Most of them were built in the 1930s and early 1940s. Virtually all of the porches were constructed with concrete decks.