A firm that purchased the River City condo complex in bulk last month for conversion to rentals is starting a significant change to the building, designed by late modernist architect Bertrand Goldberg ...

Q: When we added handrails to our front entry last summer, the contractor had to extend the bottom steps to meet code requirements for the rail supports. The new concrete isn’t the same color, so I ...

Dear Jerry: My husband and I purchased our split-level home about 11 years ago. The exterior portion of the cement wall on the lower level was painted white on two sides of the house. My husband ...

Dear James: I had painted a concrete patio before, but it peeled off over time. I want to decorate my new patio by my garden. How can I add a pale pink tint to the concrete surface? — Cindy R. Dear ...

Painting concrete floors might sound as fun as watching paint dry (literally), but with the right tools, it's easier than ...

Q-I plan to paint my unpainted concrete garage floor and need to know how to go about it. A-Garage and+carport+floors share many of the painting difficulties of all concrete slabs, with the additional ...

Concrete flooring is affordable and surprisingly versatile, even allowing you to customize it in many ways with DIY techniques. Although installing it in your bathroom could be a big mistake, the ...

Q: My backyard consists mainly of a concrete slab patio and a retaining wall made from concrete blocks. It's so gray that even the trailing rosemary and bougainvilleas I've planted look washed out. I ...