Sealing a cracked garage floor may be the worst thing you can do.

Q: I disagree with my builder about what will happen under the garage slab of my new home. There is a trench around the inside on all four walls where they had to dig to install the foundation. The ...

Pre-1990 garage slabs were routinely poured thicker and with lower water content, producing denser concrete that resisted cracking for decades. The post-1990 suburban building boom pushed contractors ...

DEAR TIM: What type of stone would be best for filling a cavity under a planned two-car garage addition? It is approximately 7 feet deep. The local concrete supplier sells recycled concrete for a ...

Dear Angie: I'm wondering why my concrete garage slab ended up blotched and discolored. The contractor poured two slabs on a day with a high temperature of 53 degrees and a low of 48. The finisher ...

Dear Jerry: My home was built in 1980. Over the past 10 years, the house has settled a bit, and as a precaution against further damage, I have since rerouted my gutter drainage pipes (once embedded ...

I am trying to pour a concrete slab floor in a small 10×20′ garage in Brooklyn. It’s a freestanding 2-car garage, 2 separate conjoined garages. I am renting half of the garage. The other half has a ...

Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things related to home improvement and good design. She previously worked in the decor and lifestyle spaces for digital publishers ...