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

In the past week, Don asked me for advice. He lives in the northeast corner of North Carolina just 15 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. His front porch stoop is in very bad shape. Back in 1949, when the ...

We have a problem with the front porch of our 44-year-old home. The outside corner of the poured concrete porch is curving up, lifting the post that’s supporting the roof. There’s no tree or roots ...

Don't replace your driveway, patio or basement floor—just resurface it.

Q We hired a firm to fill under our cement porch because rabbits had dug under it and left holes. Instead the workers lifted the perfectly done concrete and caused three large cracks (1/4 inch) to ...

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