With just a few style updates, a concrete patio can quickly become your favorite spot to wind down. From adding potted plants to creating cut-out pathways, there are myriad ways to experiment with ...

Stamped concrete patios are cost-effective, versatile, low-maintenance, and durable. The concrete can crack and the colors fade, but sealing helps. Repairs are challenging. Installation of a stamped ...

If you have old, cracked, uneven, or non-level concrete slabs on your patio, you may be thinking about removing the concrete ...

Presenting a decorative concrete seminar at a central Wisconsin home show in the spring of 2011 was the catalyst that brought together Judah Haas, president of Alchemy Concrete, Inc., Nelsonville, Wis ...

Aside from style alone, few people know how to choose between stone, brick, or concrete pavers for their patio. But making the right estimates and consulting with pros before buying can save you both ...

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, walkways, ...

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 ...

In this video, I enhance my patio by installing LED lights between the large concrete pavers. The concrete surface is ideal ...

The residents: Hallie Yacknin and Mark Maier of San Rafael. The goal: To cover the construction gravel that was left in their formerly all-concrete-slab backyard after a drainage problem was repaired ...

QI have a patio paved with large square concrete pads inset with pebbles. The pads are separated by gaps of about 1 3/4 inches. Long strips of wood were set in the gaps, but these have been consumed ...

Q: Tim, my builder is telling me to forget about using reinforcing steel or mesh in my concrete driveway and patio. He says he’ll just add an inch of thickness and that’s good enough. What’s your ...