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Home-built patios can have a professional appearance and flair by using a well-tested system of building on a sand base and by using attractive paving products sold at many home centers and ...

Q: I have a small cemented area (ten by eight feet) outside the sliding glass doors of the home. I would like to expand it to a total size of 14 by 16 feet with brick-like blocks (15 inches by 15 ...

Patio pavers degrade with time due to the weather and foot traffic, and if you're looking to fix them, fall is the perfect ...

Q: My concrete-block foundation is 28 years old, and chunks of concrete are popping off a few blocks. Some are an inch deep, or nearly so. Would that be due to moisture? And does that mean that the ...