Small cracks in your concrete driveway, patio, or foundation may not seem like much to worry about, and you may be tempted to ignore them. But left to their own devices, they can eventually widen into ...

Concrete cracks. That’s a fact. After investigating the cracks and establishing the repair objectives, designing or selecting the best repair material and procedure is fairly straight forward. This ...

Given time, concrete will inevitably crack. Concrete doesn’t care if it was placed for a warehouse, dining room area in a new restaurant, or an older concrete floor. Despite being a seemingly ...

Learn how to tell when a foundation crack might indicate a serious structural problem—and when you can repair it yourself and ...

Learn concrete slab crack repair, including chipped edges, steps, corners, and palled surfaces, with a step-by-step masonry restoration guide. Paradoxically, concrete surfaces cannot be repaired with ...

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Q: Tim, I need to replace a cracked section of my concrete driveway. My primary concern is matching the color and texture of the new patch to the existing driveway. It doesn’t need to be perfect, just ...

Dear Jerry: My home was built in 1980. Over the past 10 years, the house has settled a bit, and as a precaution against further damage, I have since rerouted my gutter drainage pipes (once embedded ...

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Concrete cracks. The reasons for that are the stuff of engineering seminars, Ph.D. dissertations, and contractors’ worst nightmares. Here’s a short list: Differential Settlement: Concrete needs to be ...