Basic one coat with sealer or multicoat stain applications with decorative saw cuts make up the largest percentage of decorative staining projects, but there is a growing number of clients asking for ...

Q. I'm building a new home, and two concrete block piers toppled over when a ladder was leaned against one. The one pier crashed into the second one. Why did this happen and what could have prevented ...

More Than Gray: 15 Projects That Explore Red Pigmented Concrete A Trombe wall is a passive solar building feature that enhances thermal efficiency. Positioned on the sun-facing side of a structure, it ...

The new Belgium Block border system from Tygar Manufacturing is for use with theBengal TG1000 Curb Machine. The system uses the Bengal to extrude 6 x 5 integrally colored concrete curbing and then ...

The Daley administration loves wrought-iron fencing, trees and green roofs. But concrete block? Forget about it. Under a new City Hall edict, the construction material–including a decorative, ...