Concrete is one of the most durable of all building materials - the foundation of our homes and roads. When you install concrete countertops, you won't have to worry about replacing them for decades.

When Gene and Lynn Suwanski moved into their concrete house 20 years ago, it was a one-of-a-kind. The two-story home near Elmhurst, Ill., was a “concept” or idea home, so new the builde… ...

Poured-in-place concrete has other benefits as well as energy efficiency. Natural threats like hurricanes, earthquakes, termites and dry rot are not a problem for owners of concrete homes.

Q: I'm going to be building a new house. I'm leaning toward a concrete foundation, but I've seen all sorts of alternative foundations such as concrete block, wood and even rock.

Another key point is the concrete pavers are made in a controlled environment where they gain maximum strength. Poured concrete ordered from a ready-mix plant might not have enough cement in the ...

In Gulfport, which is still recovering from 2005's Hurricane Katrina, the Royal Concrete Concepts homes will be Southwest in style with between 1,000-square-feet and 1,400-square-feet of space.

You mentioned "concrete/foam block" houses, but that is just one subset of a construction method called stay-in-place-forms. Another term for this construction method is insulated concrete forms.

If you're looking for an attractive border for your landscape beds, Chad Hames of Long Grove has an answer: a solid, poured-concrete edging that can be shaped and colored to look like flagstone ...