A welcoming front entrance will make your home feel polished and inviting for guests. Upgrade your curb appeal with simple decor and landscaping, from paint to plants, lighting, house numbers, and ...

Q: Hello, I am a faithful reader of your column in the Daily Herald in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. In the next couple of weeks, I am having new concrete front steps and two sidewalk pads ...

Q: The corner of one of the concrete steps leading to the front entrance of my building has broken off. It’s the top step of four. Is it possible to repair it without replacing the whole staircase? A: ...

Q: I have some concrete steps leading to my front door, and the bottom step has been damaged. The corner of the step is missing. I would like to repair it so that it is safe and attractive. How do I ...

Q. An elderly friend of mine has some steps to her basement that have no handrail. I told her I'd put one up, but the walls alongside the steps are made of cement blocks. The steps themselves are also ...

Q. The poured-concrete front steps of our bilevel are 40 years old and crumbling. From the top landing, there are four steps down to another landing and two more steps to the right. We have collected ...

Q. Our house has an 6’ x 6’ concrete platform outside the front door, in a corner under a projection of the garage roof, a foot above ground level, two steps above the front walk, and one step up to ...