Don’t let ugly chips and holes in concrete surfaces cause distraction or injury. Fill them in with a concrete patch that’s engineered to last.

Q. I have a cement slab for a front porch and it is badly cracked. I would like to replace it with a composite deck. The problem is that when it rains, the water will run through the joints to the ...

Learn how engineers assess slab foundation cracks, compare polyurethane injection to epoxy, and identify the right repair method for hairline versus structural damage.

Learn concrete slab crack repair, including chipped edges, steps, corners, and palled surfaces, with a step-by-step masonry restoration guide. Paradoxically, concrete surfaces cannot be repaired with ...

Q. My concrete driveway has eight large slabs. The driveway slopes down from my garage to the street. The straight-line gaps between the slabs has enlarged, and some cracks are as wide as 2 inches now ...

Seal up cracks and gaps before winter comes.

I’ve got an odd problem. I have concrete spalling on a sidewalk that leads from my concrete driveway to my home. The driveway and sidewalk were poured at the same time. The driveway is in great shape, ...

We have a problem with the front porch of our 44-year-old home. The outside corner of the poured concrete porch is curving up, lifting the post that’s supporting the roof. There’s no tree or roots ...

There are many ways to evaluate concrete in-place, from visual inspection to physical test methods in cases of concrete repair to full replacement. These techniques are often employed in the ...

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DEAR TIM: My concrete driveway has eight large slabs. The driveway slopes down from my garage to the street. The straight-line gaps between the slabs has enlarged, and some cracks are as wide as 2 ...