https://concretenear.com/video/spalling-no-salt https://concretenear.com/img/video/spalling-no-salt-thumb.jpg Why Salt Ruins a New Concrete Driveway (Spalling Explained) Scaling — often called spalling — is surface flaking. Water in the pores freezes and expands about nine percent; de-icing salt makes it worse on a new driveway. Skip the salt the first winter; use sand and shovel early. https://concretenear.com/video/spalling-no-salt.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/spalling-no-salt/embed 55 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no https://concretenear.com/video/slab-calculator https://concretenear.com/img/video/slab-calculator-thumb.jpg How Many Yards Is That Concrete Slab? The One-Line Formula Length times width times thickness, in feet, divided by 27 is a cubic yard. Add about 5 to 10 percent so you do not run short mid-pour. Planning estimates only. https://concretenear.com/video/slab-calculator.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/slab-calculator/embed 47 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no https://concretenear.com/video/driveway-cost https://concretenear.com/img/video/driveway-cost-thumb.jpg What Does a Concrete Driveway Actually Cost? The concrete itself is only part of the bill. A planning look at thickness, yards, base, reinforcement, finish, labor, and sometimes tear-out — not a quote. https://concretenear.com/video/driveway-cost.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/driveway-cost/embed 56 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no https://concretenear.com/video/concrete-leveling https://concretenear.com/img/video/concrete-leveling-thumb.jpg Mudjacking vs Foam Lifting: Level a Sunken Slab If one side of a driveway or sidewalk has dropped, mudjacking or polyurethane foam lifting may raise it without a tear-out. A short look at both methods. Have a contractor inspect the slab before you decide. https://concretenear.com/video/concrete-leveling.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/concrete-leveling/embed 52 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no https://concretenear.com/video/cold-weather-curing https://concretenear.com/img/video/cold-weather-curing-thumb.jpg Can You Pour Concrete in Cold Weather? The 40°F Rule When the air is at, or expected to fall below, 40°F during the protection period, it is cold-weather concreting. Do not place concrete on frozen ground, and keep the slab protected until it gains early strength. https://concretenear.com/video/cold-weather-curing.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/cold-weather-curing/embed 48 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no https://concretenear.com/video/bags-vs-short-load https://concretenear.com/img/video/bags-vs-short-load-thumb.jpg Bags or a Short-Load Truck? When the Truck Wins About 45 eighty-pound bags make one cubic yard. Past about a yard, a short-load or volumetric truck is usually the better call once you count the lifting. https://concretenear.com/video/bags-vs-short-load.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/bags-vs-short-load/embed 47 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no https://concretenear.com/video/stamped-vs-broom https://concretenear.com/img/video/stamped-vs-broom-thumb.jpg Stamped or Broom Finish? How to Choose A broom finish is simpler, usually cheaper, and naturally slip-resistant when it is wet. Stamped concrete is patterned and often colored, and it usually needs a sealer. https://concretenear.com/video/stamped-vs-broom.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/stamped-vs-broom/embed 55 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no https://concretenear.com/video/epoxy-garage-floor https://concretenear.com/img/video/epoxy-garage-floor-thumb.jpg How to Size an Epoxy Garage Floor (It's Not a Gallon of Paint) Measure the floor and plan the coats. Surface prep — a clean, profiled, dry-enough slab — is what makes the coating stick. Planning estimates only. https://concretenear.com/video/epoxy-garage-floor.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/epoxy-garage-floor/embed 47 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no https://concretenear.com/video/dump-truck-loads https://concretenear.com/img/video/dump-truck-loads-thumb.jpg How Many Dump-Truck Loads Is That Gravel? Convert area and depth to cubic yards, then divide by what the truck actually holds. Capacity depends on the truck and the material’s weight. https://concretenear.com/video/dump-truck-loads.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/dump-truck-loads/embed 47 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no https://concretenear.com/video/line-pump https://concretenear.com/img/video/line-pump-thumb.jpg When a Line Pump Can Reach the Pour When a chute cannot reach the forms, a line pump uses hoses on the ground to place the concrete. Output depends on hose size, run length, and the mix. Line pumps only — no boom pumps. https://concretenear.com/video/line-pump.mp4 https://concretenear.com/video/line-pump/embed 46 2026-11-12T00:00:00-08:00 yes no