Learning to pour concrete may save money and build your skills, but without proper equipment and attention to detail, the results can look far from professional. Concrete—generally a combination of ...
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How to Build Cement Steps

A shabby stoop can crush a home’s overall curb appeal. And while building concrete steps is more complicated than pouring a ...
Concrete Network demonstrates Butterfield Color's award winning Cut Stone Step Form Liners. This short video clip gives the basics on one method of framing and pouring with our step liners. The liners ...
Expert DIYer April Wilkerson frames and pours a small concrete slab step by step, teaching techniques for a strong foundation ...
Concrete is one of the most user-friendly building materials around. It’s durable and inexpensive, yet can be made amazingly attractive with today’s new concrete finishes. Learn how to pour a concrete ...
Concrete alone isn't much stronger than plain old dirt. Pour a slab of concrete over a bed of adobe soil and the adobe will soon crack the concrete to bits unless the concrete has gobs of steel ...
You might wonder what lime has to do with ancient concrete steps. Well, let’s begin by talking about modern concrete that you might have at your home or all around you in your city or town. The ...