The concept of working with concrete and wrought iron could realistically have been where the saying "between a rock and a hard place" came from. Drilling into or simply handling either one of these ...

Pouring a basic concrete slab isn’t quite as simple as making a cake, but close. "It’s getting easier and easier, and people are getting smarter and smarter about how to do it," said Tom Stoddard, of ...

Guide to Concrete (Creative Publishing International, 2008) takes readers through some of the most popular home concrete and masonry projects. Endorsed by Quikrete, this book includes tips and expert ...

When approached by a physics professor from the Linn-Benton Community College about making a Periodic Table of Elements inspired table and bench set, concrete contractor Preben Petersen of San Jose, ...

More permanent than a dry-laid brick sidewalk is its mortar-set cousin. The idea: a regular concrete sidewalk is poured, then topped by mortar-setting and grouting bricks into place atop the rough ...