Concrete is a popular building material because it is inexpensive and durable. Plain gray exterior concrete — whether in poured-in-place, precast or block form — tends to be a little boring to look at ...

Slowly, one by one, the concrete blocks that make up the walls of the Washington County Jail’s recreation area are being transformed. Inmates have been invited to paint one block each, and about a ...

Q: When we added handrails to our front entry last summer, the contractor had to extend the bottom steps to meet code requirements for the rail supports. The new concrete isn’t the same color, so I ...