Creating creative concrete columns is an excellent way to enhance the aesthetic appeal and structural integrity of your ...

Jack LeVine’s so enamored of the cement creations, in fact, that he’s gathered samples of dozens of patterns — 34 at last count — in his backyard historic preservation proje ...

Then slip base frame over top of column and center around bottom of column. Pour base. Cover wet concrete with plastic for 24 hours. Knock off wood framing. Wait one week before painting.

Garraway says that in 2004-2005 cement was sold at $800 per sack and sand was $5,000 per ten ton. During that period the asking price for a concrete block was $50.

Dubbed “bio-blocks,” they offer a zero-carbon substitute to their concrete alternatives and were engineered by Prometheus Materials and the Chicago-based architecture firm Skidmore, Owings ...