Cutting away the damaged concrete and pouring a new concrete cap on the step can often repair badly broken concrete steps.

A long concrete walkway leads up to the wood-topped white steps that build up to a black front door. If your front porch steps are narrow, leave them empty to keep walkways clear.

Give a set of drab concrete front steps a DIY makeover with a simple paint job. A gray and white striped design gives this farmhouse-style front entrance a classic look.

Because the DePauw home is a raised basement house with driveways leading to garages on either side of the front steps, a front yard garden was not a possibility.

Q. My 65-year-old raised ranch has a set of concrete front steps and a landing. Last year, I noticed holes at two places at the inside corners, where the rise meets the lower landing step.

Give a set of drab concrete front steps a DIY makeover with a simple paint job. A gray and white striped design gives this farmhouse-style front entrance a classic look.