Every day, I receive quite a few emails via the Ask Tim page on askthebuilder.com. A common question, believe it or not, is how to add color to concrete. It makes sense. A lot of people dislike the ...

DEAR TIM: I live in a house with a concrete block foundation. I think the outside of the block has decorative stucco on it because the exterior of the block is not smooth. Some of the exterior is ...

How is it that these concrete steps – all of them coated with cement stucco – have survived nearly 100 years and look almost brand new? That’s a great question and one you should ask each time you see ...

Q: I have narrowed a leak in my stucco wall to the lower corners of a window. Below it, I had a small firewood pass-through door removed. I've watched various other stucco repairs on our house, and ...

Concrete contractors are great at crafting cementicious materials into decorative features. But concrete isn't the only material some contractors are using to create custom decorative touches for ...

Q: My 42-year-old driveway is in pretty good shape other than some unsightly cracks that have been patched. Could I get an even appearance to the entire surface by applying a thin layer of colored ...

Q: I live in a house with a concrete block foundation. I think the outside of the block has decorative stucco on it because the exterior of the block isn’t smooth. Some of the exterior is crumbling, ...

A new type of staircase has made its appearance on the home improvement scene lately -- precast concrete steps. These factory-molded stairs have a lot to offer in terms of ease of installation, ...