Poor Chicken Little -- scurrying around in circles and crying that the sky is falling -- couldn't have begun to envision the anxiety of a homeowner convinced his house is falling (apart). The ...

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 ...

If there is one solid fact about concrete it is this: it is prone to cracking. Cracking is a natural, expected and accepted behavior of this venerable building material. It is also a condition that ...

Cracks in basement floors can make any homeowner nervous. You might worry about structural issues, water seepage, or foundation issues. While some cracks in the concrete slab are harmless, others can ...

A: Hairline cracks are often possible when you use polished concrete as your flooring. There are toppings that you can put over the floor to take care of those cracks. However, many people consider ...

Drying shrinkage is caused by a loss of moisture from the concrete. It occurs after concrete hardens and continues months and even years depending on the slab thickness and ambient conditions. This ...

SEYMOUR Cracks in the concrete subfloor at Seymour Middle School have allowed mold to grow in some spots, officials said. School Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Murphy said he noticed mold growing on ...

Dutch researcher Joris Fellinger has developed a model that assesses and predicts the fire-resistant behaviour of concrete floor slabs. He discovered that the slabs crack after just 15 minutes but do ...