Broken concrete ideas

It is done-it's finally finished! And how I love my new broken concrete patio. The idea of building a patio from broken concrete was a good one-I thought anyhow. The only cost would be for the gravel and metal edging. Concrete is durable and easily found if you know where to look. I just knew I had a good idea to build this patio out of broken concrete until... We started the patio a bit differently than we normally would. I decided to lay out the landscape fabric first then add the gravel…

Leave a 6- to 12-inch-wide mowing strip between the edge of your beds and borders and the lawn. It will help you save time and effort in the garden.

Breaking up a concrete-slab

When it comes to replacing broken, cracked and crumbling concrete walkways and driveways, everything is big.

Make DIY backyard walkways with these creative projects for outdoors. Stepping stones, wood plank paths, brick sidewalks and creative stone paver walk ways.

Some years back our sister Margaret was married and she and her husband David had their wedding reception at Margaret’s boss’s house in Carmel, California. The wedding and the reception were great, but touring her boss’s whole house renovation was an additional delight that held our interest for much of the afternoon. Needless to say, …

My contractor Chris Gilliam found a place locally where he was allowed to pick over the concrete (free!) that had been dropped off for recyc...

With a little creativity and a bit of work, old broken concrete can be upcycled into unique urbanite hardscapes for your garden.

Principle 11: Use edges and value the marginal I collected a large pile of concrete which had been sitting out the front for a number of ...