Staining your patio can transform it from a ho-hum gray monolith to a multi-hued conversation piece. Here, we show you how to do it.

Q:I replaced one-fourth of a concrete driveway when a new water line was installed. That section is white, the older sections gray. It looks awful. If I paint the concrete, I can imagine chipping ...

Unlike paint, which can chip, flake and peel, stain penetrates the concrete and gives nearly the same durable appearance as transparent wood stain. Paint is a film or coating that will break down.

After the concrete is placed -- after it is too late -- they find out that the concrete is not reactive; thus the stain is not taking, or the concrete has splotchy imperfections in it.

For some reason, theseexpansive, bleached slabs of concrete... We may love our cars, but it's doubtful many of us are in love with our driveways. For some reason, theseexpansive, ...

In the words of the writer William Hamilton, "Concrete is, essentially, the color of bad weather." But it doesn't have to be. Treat gray or soiled concrete floors to a face-lift. When concrete is ...