The Oakland Press: Can I patch and paint my damaged concrete porch?
Q: When we added handrails to our front entry last summer, the contractor had to extend the bottom steps to meet code requirements for the rail supports. The new concrete isn’t the same color, so I ...
LancasterOnline: Specks-tacular: Epoxy 2-part paint system enhances and protects solid concrete floors
Q. We have a concrete patio at the rear of our house. It had a few cracks, which we patched. The patches are a different color than the concrete so we want to paint the patio. It has a grease stain ...
The Washington Post: Can I repair a crumbling concrete step without replacing all of them?
Q: The corner of one of the concrete steps leading to the front entrance of my building has broken off. It’s the top step of four. Is it possible to repair it without replacing the whole staircase? A: ...
Can I repair a crumbling concrete step without replacing all of them?
Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bound together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid. It is the second-most-used substance (after water), [1] the most widely used building material, [2] and the most-manufactured material in the world. [3]
Now that we've gone over concrete vs. cement, let's take a look at the three most common types of concrete mix. Make sure to follow manufacturer instructions with any concrete mix. The instructions will include individual setting times.
concrete, in construction, structural material consisting of a hard, chemically inert particulate substance, known as aggregate (usually sand and gravel), that is bonded together by cement and water. Among the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians, the bonding substance most often used was clay.