Q: My 30-year-old house features a large concrete front porch. One side edge has been crumbling over the past few years, and paint is peeling from a brick design was pressed into the concrete. How ...

No, Sarah, you don’t have to put up with that boring concrete front porch. You can have one that looks as nice as this. All this homeowner did is to clean the front porch concrete thoroughly and then ...

Q: I've seen a few concrete porches with stucco exteriors being rebuilt around the Bay Area. Can you discuss their construction and what goes bad requiring their repair? I have a concrete porch that ...

Q: The house I grew up in had a covered front porch. A few of the houses I owned after getting married also had this wonderful accessory. It seems that large front porches are being kicked to the curb ...

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: 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 ...

Q: Our concrete front porch has indoor-outdoor carpet glued to it. We want to remove the carpet and glue. Can you help? A: Getting the carpet off usually isn’t too difficult, but removing the adhesive ...

With a dramatically different form the architect calls “a flying roof – like a yacht sail, and a cantilevered box – that really thrusts out into the street”, this new Perth family home, and the ...

If you are a homeowner, you know the feeling. You walk into your garage or on to your front porch and note the concrete is sinking! It wasn’t that way yesterday, was it? What happened? The Guys talk ...

A welcoming front entrance will make your home feel polished and inviting for guests. Upgrade your curb appeal with simple decor and landscaping, from paint to plants, lighting, house numbers, and ...

CHICAGO — Chicago police are warning residents about two people who fraud people, especially elderly people, into overpaying for “worthless” concrete porch repairs. Police said the two men are ...