After you repair the crack, if you don’t like the look of it, it will be tough to disguise it, much like a scar on a person’s face, but you can cover the entire porch slab with a very thin ...

I have a cement slab for a front porch and it is badly cracked. I would like to replace it with a composite deck. The problem is that when it rains, the water will run through the joints to the ...

Patio or pool deck. Here, pouring a concrete slab 4 inches in thickness is fine. While you may choose to reinforce it with rebar, wire mesh should be sufficient. Outdoor kitchen foundation.

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