This DIY guide shows how to install a heated tile floor on a concrete slab by prepping the surface, laying electric heat mats ...

Prepare the concrete: Before you begin to lay the tile over your concrete slab, make sure that the concrete is properly prepared. Mix up a bucket of the TSP solution and use it to scrub the floor with ...

The concrete at the top left is brand new. The concrete sidewalk next to it could be 60 or more years old. Note it is not cracked; only the top layer has worn off. (Tim Carter) Perspective by Tim ...

Q: I want to install a waist-high railing between the exterior wall of my home and a column on my front porch. The railing has holes at the bottom so that it can be mounted into the concrete, but ...

Dreaming of cozy bonfires and starlit holiday parties? You might be tempted to pour a concrete patio in winter, but the weather might affect how well it sets.

Q. I want to install some flat pieces of rock for a walkway. I'm also using the same stone to make a shortcut where two sidewalks meet at a 90-degree angle. Do you have suggestions on how to trim the ...

It's a cold winter's morning as your creep into the bathroom. But you're not greeted by a frigid floor—instead, soothing heat seeps up from beneath you. Good thinking installing that in-floor heating ...