Have you ever thought about the durability of concrete? Concrete that’s been mixed, placed, finished and cured with care can ...

Summit Materials (NYSE:SUM) jumped 7% after a report that Quikrete Holdings approached the company about a takeover. The building materials company is working with advisers as it pursues an offer ...

Founded in 1940, Atlanta, Georgia-based Quikrete is one of the biggest manufacturers of packaged concrete and cement mixes in North America. Denver, Colorado-based Summit Materials is a provider ...

Mix up the secret ingredient: cement paint. Cement paint is made by mixing pure Portland cement with clear, cold water. (Add enough water to make a mix that has the consistency of warm gravy.) If the ...

I was convinced the repair was made using a premixed concrete patching compound. These are commodity items found at any home center or hardware store. They come in small buckets. The label says ...

You may need to chisel the space surrounding the crack to remove damaged or loose concrete. Large, wide cracks call for masonry patching compounds that a professional can apply with a bucket and ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reminding drivers that concrete patching is scheduled to begin tomorrow night on Interstate 81 Northbound in ...

There are good reasons for that. Some vulnerable systems are very difficult to patch, even if you know they're exploitable. Think of systems used in critical infrastructure (e.g., power grids ...