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Have an old concrete floor or patio that isn't level? Luckily, there's a way to level it out with an additional layer of concrete — but the trick is that you have to prepare it before you pour. Here's what you need to know.
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Building a half circle driveway is a challenging DIY task, but with the right tools and careful measuring you can complete this job in a weekend. Here's what you need and how to do it.
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To add interest and character to outdoor spaces like driveways, walkways, or patios, make a pebbled concrete surface that's sealed to keep the surface smooth and even.
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To install pavers on concrete steps, choose a cutting method, use mortar, seal the pavers, and adjust landing heights for smooth, safe step-on and step-off.
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You can quickly build a temporary patio or walkway by laying brick pavers on dirt. In a nutshell, you'll mark the project borders, remove the grass and tamp the soil, install landscape fabric and edging, set and level your bricks, and finish by sweeping stone dust into the spaces between the bricks.
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Adding a concrete skim coat can approve the appearance of a chipped driveway. The process is easy enough that it can be a do-it-yourself project. Before skim coating your driveway, however, it's important to determine the cause of the chipping to see if the problem needs a professional solution.
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Laying landscape stones on a slope may be for building retaining walls, edging flower beds or making a walkway with paver stones. Mark the project with stakes, remove the vegetation, use sand for stabilizing the stones and check as you go with a level.
Read MoreLandscaping a steep hill with a retaining wall prevents erosion and allows you to create beds at the top suitable for planting. Installing the wall is labor intensive due to the...
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Removing snow and ice from a driveway is a labor-intensive process with cold, wet conditions, but putting the task off leads to a dangerous and slippery driveway. You can get a head start by pretreating a driveway with a deicing agent to prevent snow from freezing up when it hits the ground.
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Removing an existing concrete slab is a lengthy, labor-intensive process. One alternative to removing old concrete is to pour a new layer over the existing slab. In addition to significantly reducing labor, this option saves money and resources, but you should also consider its disadvantages.
Read MoreThe term aggregate refers to the crushed rocks added to cement to increase the strength and durability of concrete. On an exposed aggregate driveway, colorful stones are laid on top of wet concrete to add a decorative, unique touch.
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Landscape rocks add natural beauty and depth to a yard. Whether used as a focal point in a rock garden or around the foot of a slope, setting rocks and boulders in the right spot brings balance and anchors a feature. Moving landscape rocks is a challenge due to their size, weight and irregular shapes.
Read MoreAn exposed aggregate finish gives a surface a unique, ornamental look without taking away from its strength and durability. Many types of concrete have aggregate, or small stones, mixed in to help hold the mixture together as a solid surface.
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Pea gravel is a loose landscaping material composed of smooth, rounded stones between 1/8 and 1/4 inch. While pea gravel can be used as a mulch alternative, garden border and other landscaping purposes, it is not the best choice for a patio base.
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Stamping concrete gives a textured pattern to an otherwise flat patio. Stamps come in different patterns to impress elaborate designs or resemble cobblestones, brickwork and other surfaces. You can only stamp concrete when it is still wet from a pour.
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