Let’s talk concrete! The good news is that you can pour the concrete in water. Professionals do this all the time. You just have a small standing puddle in your basement and that won’t be a problem.

Q: I’m renovating a basement bath during winter while things are slow at work. When I removed the old shower insert, I discovered a large area of crumbling and missing concrete. Because of the high ...

Diagram: Screeding the pad: With one person on each side of the board, work the board across the final layer of concrete to smooth the surface. You can rent or buy gas-or electric-powered cement ...

A continuous 12-day concrete pour tested the stamina and performance of a barge-mounted Putzmeister concrete placing system to place 12,000 cubic yards of concrete 390 feet below the water’s surface - ...

Twenty minutes north of Duluth at the Island Lake Dam Recreation Area, rushing water is released into the Cloquet River on one side of the dam, while on the other two divers work 30 yards underwater ...

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 ...

Q. I want to lay some cement by the back door of our garage, about a 3 x 3 foot area. Having never done this before, I need some advice on what to do to prepare the area, and what to do to keep the ...