Q: A water leak caused me to have to remove drywall in my basement. I found rows of holes five-eighths of an inch in diameter in my concrete walls. Water is dripping through some of them. What created ...

Hardie Board, WonderBoard and Durock are all classified as cement boards. These sheet goods are made with a mixture of Portland cement and sand instead of the powdery gypsum that’s used in drywall.

Q: I need to replace a cracked-off section of my concrete driveway. My primary concern is that I want the color and texture of the new patch to match as closely as possible to the existing driveway.

Several days ago, I had a texting exchange with a very smart woman who attends my church. She reached out to me the day before with a photo of water inside her garage and another showing a crack in ...

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 ...

Do you have a wide, unsightly crack in your concrete sidewalk, driveway or patio? The concrete may have cracked all the way through the slab, and now one piece is higher than the adjacent piece. Some ...