Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things related to home improvement and good design. She previously worked in the decor and lifestyle spaces for digital publishers ...

Q: I disagree with my builder about what will happen under the garage slab of my new home. There is a trench around the inside on all four walls where they had to dig to install the foundation. The ...

Dear Angie: I'm wondering why my concrete garage slab ended up blotched and discolored. The contractor poured two slabs on a day with a high temperature of 53 degrees and a low of 48. The finisher ...

A corrosion-free composite rebar-reinforced floor slab, based on a lab-tested glass fiber-reinforced polymer rebar-specific punching shear equation, which performs like a steel-reinforced slab at a ...

Dear Angie: I'm wondering why my concrete garage slab ended up blotched and discolored. The contractor poured two slabs on a day with a high temperature of 53 degrees and a low of 48. The finisher ...

Question: What's one of the most durable, low-maintenance and economical flooring choices that you can make for your home — and your kids and your pets? Answer: It's the concrete that was poured when ...

The standard house comes complete with a concrete slab for the patio. Most people never do anything beyond sweeping the slab or the occasional power wash to remove barbeque, beverage, and pet stains.

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 ...

I wish to give brickbats to a large local concrete company. The slab they poured for my garage is a spider work of cracks. It was done last year in the winter and they had a big job over by the ...