DEAR TIM: I live in a house with a concrete block foundation. I think the outside of the block has decorative stucco on it because the exterior of the block is not smooth. Some of the exterior is ...

Concrete; 3 Common Mistakes in Foundation and Concrete Repair and How to Avoid Them. When it comes to repairing cracks in concrete and foundations, it’s important to look beyond the visible ...

Q: I have a mess at my home that is driving me crazy. My 3-foot-tall concrete block foundation was coated years ago with a thin coat of cement stucco. There are countless cracks in the stucco ...

Q: I’ve been researching foundation types for both new homes and room additions.I’ve narrowed it down to either poured concrete or concrete block. Many websites say poured concrete is better ...

Q: I've been researching foundation types for both new homes and room additions. I've narrowed it down to either poured concrete or concrete block. Many websites say poured concrete is better than ...

I’ve got a choice to make about my new home. The builder is giving me the option of a poured concrete or concrete block foundation. There’s not a huge difference in price, but I’m more ...

As conceived by the Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015, a check-off program for concrete blocks would be funded by a mandatory assessment from all U.S. block ...

Although concrete can be altered in order to help tiny cracks show up before they become catastrophic, scientists have now discovered that regular concrete does the job pretty well itself. It just ...