Before you even think about raising the walls of a new backyard shed, you need a solid foundation. Learn how to pour a concrete slab here. Building a shed this spring? You need a solid foundation, and ...

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 ...

While concrete has been a popular trend for front porches everywhere, it's still second-best to a long-lasting alternative ...

Fall House Hunt Poured concrete is a fun canvas, but can builders find a more environmentally friendly way to use it? Writer Regina Cole looks at a Vermont vacation home that breaks the mold on home ...

Are you looking for a patio to provide extra space in your backyard for entertaining or just hanging out? You can make one from wood, or you can simply clear out an area and cover it with gravel. If ...

WARREN - People in glass houses are admonished not to throw stones. How about people in concrete houses? Well, they can throw whatever they want, because houses built of concrete are virtually ...

Brian Leussler’s Vermont house doesn’t look like your average wood-framed mountainside home because it’s not. The north exterior wall resembles an abstraction of the surrounding forest: Corrugated ...

The doors could soon close on new construction of wood-framed homes. At least that is what many regulators are pushing to make happen. After decades of wood-framed houses being pummeled by wildfires, ...