Q: A chunk of concrete the size of a large grapefruit broke off the corner of one of our porch steps and shattered. Can I repair this myself?A: You need a small amount of concrete mix, a small ...

The steps aren't solid concrete either. They're poured concrete, formed into steps over a wooden ramp. Stucco on the sides of the porch is applied over a standard 2- by-4 wood-framed wall.

Whether you’ve just moved into your new home and want to start with a blank slate on concrete floors or/and walls, or you’ve ...

Your front porch is the first impression your home makes on guests (or potential buyers if your house is about to hit the market). Sprucing up your front porch steps is an easy way to give your ...

It's normal for the occasional crack to appear in your patio's concrete, and luckily, fixing these imperfections only requires a few steps and basic tools.

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 patio designs span textures too—from flagstone pavers to decorative concrete. When it comes to landscaping, step up your game by planting shrubbery just outside your pavers.

Q: When we added handrails to our front entry last summer, the contractor had to extend the bottom steps to meet code requirements for the rail supports. The new concrete isn’t the same color ...

Half a dozen or so front porch steps have been revitalized by sheathing the exterior while using the existing concrete steps as the main support in lieu of busting up any existing concrete.

Many outdoor spaces require regular TLC, and the odds are, if you’ve ended up reading this guide, you want to learn how to stain a concrete patio yourslef. Most hardscapes like driveways ...