Regarding flooring options, homeowners increasingly turn to materials beyond conventional choices. Once associated primarily with industrial spaces, concrete flooring has emerged as a favorite ...

A garage floor should have a strong, long-lasting material. If you're looking to build a garage or remodel your old one, ...

These materials and methods are both time-consuming ... Unfortunately, control joints create significant challenges in concrete floor slabs subjected to repetitive use and heavy loads.

After the concrete floor hardens, these unmixed pockets of material might not show themselves for years. But over time, ...

639) causes me once more to draw attention to the great advantage which would be gained by the use of magnetic iron ore as a material for concrete blocks. If magnetite is used instead of ordinary ...

Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, are replacing the cement in concrete with a surprising material: fibers from high-visibility vests, SBS News reports. Associate Professor Malindu Sandanayake ...

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) is a lightweight material that was used mostly in flat roofing, but also in floors and walls, between the 1950s and 1990s. It is a cheaper alternative ...

Concrete supplier Quikrete is buying rival Summit Materials, in a deal valued at $11.5 billion that will capitalize on high demand for building materials, the company said in a statement Nov.