Small cracks in your concrete driveway, patio, or foundation may not seem like much to worry about, and you may be tempted to ignore them. But left to their own devices, they can eventually widen into ...

Q Our fireplace brick is cracked, and we want to know if there is any way to fix it. Also, there are cracks in our patio. Can those be repaired or at least made less unsightly? A Let’s take the patio ...

Do you have a wide, unsightly crack in your concrete sidewalk, driveway or patio? The concrete may have cracked all the way through the slab, and now one piece is higher than the adjacent piece. These ...

Q: I have a concrete-slab patio with a long crack in it that seems to be widening. What could be causing this? The house is about 30 years old and the yard slopes. A: Some things in life are ...

Q: We are getting bids for an addition to our 2007 home. I was asking for anything but concrete on the patio as the current patio is awful. Cracks everywhere started 18 months after we moved in. They ...

Concrete cracks be gone! Here's how I patched them up and gave this porch a new life.

If you've noticed weeds coming up through the cracks in your driveway, you should know about a clever tool that is designed ...

Q: I have a backyard concrete slab patio that was built in 2010, and now there are several cracks in its surface. Over time, some of them seem to have separated even more to make larger gaps than ...

Concrete surfaces around homes are subject to year-round weathering from snow, ice, water and sun. They’re also stiff, brittle and structurally lightweight. So it’s no wonder they crack, heave, break ...

Q: I've seen a few concrete porches with stucco exteriors being rebuilt around the Bay Area. Can you discuss their construction and what goes bad requiring their repair? I have a concrete porch that ...

Your new home might very well contain 100 to 150 cubic yards of concrete. The footers, foundation, basement slabs, driveways, sidewalks and possibly a patio may all be made from this durable material.