As winter approaches, Canada's roads, bridges, sidewalks and buildings are facing a familiar problem: cracks caused by large ...

In most cases, you’ll measure from the lot line to position the slab parallel to it. Start to prepare the site for concrete ...

When most people think of concrete, they bring up images of sidewalks and driveways, roads, and buildings. Not the most glamorous of objects in our everyday lives, but they don’t really show off the ...

Russ Boswell has been playing games ever since he was old enough to hold a controller. He started his love for gaming with the NES and Super Mario Bros. specifically. Over the years, he has collected ...

When you need to repair a sidewalk, create a space to store a trash can, or build a small storage shed, a few basic concrete skills come in handy. A small concrete slab doesn’t cost much to DIY, and ...

New research addresses some of the technical issues that still need to be solved for 3D printed concrete to be strong enough for use in more free-form structures. Researchers found lobster-inspired ...

Sustainability and energy efficient are today’s watch words for architecture and structural materials. Concrete and steel are the overwhelming heavy-weights in our industry with the greatest impact on ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Concrete finishers have a physically demanding job. They perform specialized masonry work with poured concrete to place, smooth, finish and even repair roads, sidewalks or curbs, large concrete slabs ...