DEAR TIM: I’ve got an in-ground swimming pool at my home and my wife is not too happy about the concrete deck around the pool. The concrete was poured at different times and it’s cured to three ...

The typical range for concrete patio costs is $1,760 to $4,812, with a national average of $3,274. Patio size, shape, design, labor, permits, geographic location, site preparation, accessibility, and ...

Make the most of your backyard pool by wrapping it in pool decking. Here are some of the most common pool decking options.

When I think of decorative concrete, my first thought is a beautiful acid-stained, Flagstone-stamped concrete patio. This is not an article about a beautiful acid-stained, Flagstone-stamped concrete ...

Are you looking for a patio to provide extra space in your backyard for entertaining or just hanging out? You can make one from wood, or you can simply clear out an area and cover it with gravel. If ...

Excellence in luxury boutique hotels lives in the details. Nowhere is this more apparent, or more essential, than at the pool, where design and atmosphere converge.

Many outdoor spaces require regular TLC, and the odds are, if you’ve ended up reading this guide, you want to learn how to stain a concrete patio yourslef. Most hardscapes like driveways, walkways, ...

Of all the seemingly innocuous, misleading phrases that real estate agents sprinkle into their listings copy, “room for a pool” is the one that always sends me into a spiral. It implies that luxurious ...