It’s an Aloha First Friday, and that means today I reach into my reader mailbag and try to get some questions answered. If you have any questions regarding traffic or transportation, whether it be ...

Diagram: Screeding the pad: With one person on each side of the board, work the board across the final layer of concrete to smooth the surface. You can rent or buy gas-or electric-powered cement ...

Q: We are planning to add a hot tub to our deck. To keep the tub close to the house, we are considering placing a 78-inch square concrete pad four inches thick under two spruce trees planted six feet ...

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...