A wood bench and a tree in a concrete pot sit on a plain concrete patio. - tete_escape/Shutterstock Basic concrete patios are just that: basic. This can be fantastic ...

Stamped concrete patio. Stamped concrete patios offer a wide range of design options, mimicking the appearance of various other materials, such as stone, brick, and tile. The cost can be higher due to ...

We learned this young: When the third little pig chose brick, he knew what he was doing. As a building material, brick has ...

Q: I have a brick wall around my patio and I’m noticing the bricks are starting to fall apart. At first there was a white powder on the face of the bricks and then the bricks started to flake apart.

Dear Tim: I have a lovely brick patio that has mortar between the brick. After pressure-washing it this past weekend, I noticed several locations where the mortar has disintegrated. Most of the mortar ...