There are many benefits of using concrete as your chosen hardscape material for your patio from its low-maintenance nature and durability to longevity. And while in the past settling for concrete's ...

DIY Garden Projects: Explore creative flower pot design ideas using simple materials. Materials needed: 1 cement + 1.5 sand + ...

Just a couple years ago, Anne Armitage and Alan Peterka decided they'd had enough of country living. But when they started their search — inside the Cedar Rapids city limits — they didn't expect to ...

The first concrete-like structures were built in 6,500 BC in what is today, southern Syria. And, some of the casing stones used to build the Pyramids of Giza in 3,000 BC were, too, made from an early ...

At the far end of the living areas is a breezeway that leads to a playroom, the two girls' rooms with a bathroom in between, and finally the master suite. As the Stefanis had mandated, the use of ...

At a recent stamped concrete class in October, at the Decorative Concrete Institute in Georgia, I was reminded of the importance of having an understanding of different mix designs as the seasons ...

According to the American Concrete Institute CT-18, fiber-reinforced concrete is a concrete mixture that is reinforced with dispersed, randomly orientated fibers. These fibers can be used in lieu of ...

It’s a concrete world, and we’re just living in it—or so Texas cities feel to many residents. Some uses of that omnipresent building material seem questionable, like fueling the seemingly endless ...