Q: I’m thinking of buying a dilapidated old frame house in the country. It has a stone foundation that seems to me to be too close to the ground. Are stone foundations adequate and strong? Is it ...

DEAR TIM: I live in a very common home here in Florida. Most are built from concrete block. Twenty years ago, a room was added to the home and the rear exterior concrete block wall became an interior ...

Q: I am planning to do some block and brick work. Even though I am comfortable doing this type of work, I will have to cut some of them to fit. How can I cut them cleanly? A: If your project includes ...

When it comes to choosing masonry material, the price tag overwhelms the quality tag more often than not. For centuries, the timeless and humble brick has been the ‘go-to-material’ in masonry and, ...