The standard house comes complete with a concrete slab for the patio. Most people never do anything beyond sweeping the slab or the occasional power wash to remove barbeque, beverage, and pet stains.

Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of professional experience as a writer and editor. She's previously worked at sites like Talking Points Memo, Insider, Delish, Angi and ...

Along with being incredibly easy to clean and maintain, concrete finishes provide a sleek, modern element to any home. One of the few downsides to concrete is that it can crack, but that isn't a ...

Concrete paving projects typically employ a “paving train,” with a placer/spreader heading the way, then the slip-form paver, followed by the texture/cure machine. But John Mueller, president and CEO ...