Internet users are bringing slabs of concrete into their homes. Why? For their cats, of course! An expert explains the viral ...

If you want one that will outlast either of these options and be easier to maintain, though, consider pouring a concrete patio. It can transform your backyard. This is a project you can do yourself, ...

Turning a huge concrete slab into your garden By Bill Burnett and Kevin Burnett April 28, 2010 Q: I just purchased a lovely 1927 home in the East Oakland hills.

Roughly two-thirds of the backyard of our new house is covered with concrete slab and so I thought I would go our there and break it up with a sledgehammer in advance of putting in a new garden. The ...

The concrete slab will rest on these and provide solid support down to the footer. The slab will have to have steel rebar, no less than one-half inch in diameter in both directions spaced at 2 ...