There is a nice breeze out there. ... When I built an attached three-season patio room at my home, I dug six 3-foot-deep holes around the perimeter of my concrete patio.

Concrete is brittle and doesn’t flex when the earth moves. Having said that, there is no easier deck to maintain than one made of concrete. By the way, covering a concrete patio with tile or ...

Concrete doesn't have to be used solely as the base of your patio. "It can create small pathways at thresholds within a garden," Sohbati says, "These pavers can be formed in any shape, from rigid ...

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 fill with weeds and we trip on the uneven surface.

As soon as he was out of high school, Drew Briese knew what he wanted to do. "The first time I picked up a trowel I knew I was meant to do this work," said Briese who owns Briese Custom Concrete ...

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.