Question: I have a concrete porch that’s been painted several times. But the paint bubbles and peels off, leaving a mess. Each of the painters has said that this happens to concrete when you paint it ...

Q-I plan to paint my unpainted concrete garage floor and need to know how to go about it. A-Garage and+carport+floors share many of the painting difficulties of all concrete slabs, with the additional ...

Q: Can I put vinyl tiles on a concrete basement floor where the paint is all blotchy and some is peeling off? My neighbor did his floor with a concrete stain and it worked. Can I do that over the old ...

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 ...

Dear Jerry: My husband and I purchased our split-level home about 11 years ago. The exterior portion of the cement wall on the lower level was painted white on two sides of the house. My husband ...

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People frequently write me to ask how to add color to concrete. This question makes sense. Many people dislike concrete’s typical drab gray color. So they ask me about painting garage floors, steps, ...

Q: My son’s house in Washington, D.C., is a bungalow and quite interesting-looking. Someone painted over the 8-by-6-foot concrete porch and four or five concrete steps, and made a mess of them, with ...

C oncrete blocks installed to prevent illegal parking on a grass verge have been painted dark green after complaints from ...

Concrete is amazing. All you have to do is look at ancient Roman ruins to realize how durable, flexible, and strong concrete can be as a building material. This can lead to the occasional moment of ...

Dear James: I had painted a concrete patio before, but it peeled off over time. I want to decorate my new patio by my garden. How can I add a pale pink tint to the concrete surface? — Cindy R. Dear ...