Concrete block garages are sturdy, stable, and fairly easy to build, but if you want them to last, you have to follow steps to properly prepare the area.

Concrete is a very popular building material, enough so that one of its key ingredients – sand – is in increasingly short supply. Scientists are thus now exploring the possibility of replacing ...

If you try to fill the cracks with a hard material, such as more concrete that contains small aggregate like pea gravel or very coarse sand, it eventually will crack as well. The gaps you have are ...

No-fines concrete (NFC) is obtained by eliminating the fine material – sand - from the normal concrete mix. Instead, single-sized coarse aggregates are surrounded and held together by a thin layer of ...

Air conditioner pads are usually leveled during installation, but over time, the pad may sink into the soil. Before you call the pros, this easy fix may work.

ANSWER: The words are often used interchangeably. While the two materials are related, in reality, they are quite different.

Coarse sand has large particles and is ideal for mixing with cement and aggregate to make concrete.

No-fines concrete (NFC) is obtained by eliminating the fine material – sand - from the normal concrete mix. Instead, single-sized coarse aggregates are surrounded and held together by a thin ...