When concrete surfaces start to deteriorate, it’s called “spalling”. When you notice concrete flaking, chipping and cracking, that means your surface is spalling. It’s more common in colder climates, ...

DEAR TIM: I have a cement slab for a front porch and it is badly cracked. I would like to replace it with a composite deck. The problem is that when it rains, the water will run through the joints to ...

DEAR TIM: I’ve got an odd problem. I have concrete spalling on a sidewalk that leads from my concrete driveway to my home. The concrete driveway and sidewalk were poured at the same time. The driveway ...

There are many possible causes of joint deterioration, the most common of which are joints that were never filled, joints filled with a joint “sealant” or insufficiently rigid joint filler, and joints ...

Hawaiʻi’s rainy seasons may bring paradise, but they also bring unique challenges to homeowners: concrete spalling. We went to an active work site to speak with Jonny Santo Tomas from Structural ...