Q: A corner of our concrete porch has chipped off. Is there any way to repair this without replacing our entire porch? McLean, Va. A: It’s definitely possible to patch chipped concrete, even in a ...

Q. Is it really impossible to patch a concrete driveway? A couple of contractors want to replace the entire driveway at high cost. The largest crack is about 8 inches long and 1 inch wide. A. It is ...

Every seven weeks I sit in my barber’s chair and say to Mikayla: “Take no prisoners. Cut each and every one of them.” She giggles to humor me. I have to step up from the asphalt parking lot to a ...

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 ...

Reader Joan Smith says she stopped woodpecker attacks on the cedar siding of her house by hanging a 16-inch plastic owl with glass eyes at each corner of the house. The owls were suspended by wires ...

Ready-to-use, recycled asphalt for repairing potholes, depressions, or cracks in any asphalt or concrete surface meets the nation's strictest emissions standards. Cold Patch is made from nearly 60% ...

Q-There is a long, narrow crack in my concrete basement wall that I have patched several times. Each time the patching cement seems to crack out or fall out within a month or two. I have been using a ...

Mother Nature can do a real number on your garage, which is why it can be helpful to coat and seal the floor and winterize your garage. Your concrete driveway, walks, and stairs can also really take a ...

Question: I have a concrete driveway at my Crestview home that started to crumble. It would cost $6,000 to $8,000 to replace it. I don’t want to spend that kind of cash. I went to the home and garden ...

As winter approaches, Canada's roads, bridges, sidewalks and buildings are facing a familiar problem: cracks caused by large temperature swings. These cracks weaken infrastructure and cost millions to ...