Concrete and Masonry - Page 27 of 47

Start with Batterboards
Ensure a square, level building project from the get-go.
Concrete Possibilities: A Gallery of Ideas
Designer Fu-Tung Cheng illustrates the aesthetic potential of concrete
Removing Stains in Concrete
Small stains in concrete countertops and walls can be removed using this simple technique from Fu-Tung Cheng's book, Concrete at Home.
Finding and using star plates
Q: I’ve been asked to do some work on an old three-story row house here in Philadelphia. The building has 8-in. thick brick walls with star-shaped metal plates on the front.…
Footing and Foundation in One Pour
For small projects, you can save time and money if you form and pour all the concrete at once.
Fixing an expanded isolation joint
Q: My 6-year-old concrete driveway is poured over a gravel base in 12-ft. by 12-ft. sections separated by 1/2-in. felt isolation joints. Paul Johnson, via email, None A: Paul Fisette, building-materials…
Repairing a firebox
Q: The fireplace in my house was rebuilt sometime in the late 1960s. The walls of the firebox are still in beautiful condition, but the floor seems to be deteriorating.…
Built Wrong From the Start
Top 10 blunders that rot your house, waste your money, and make you sick.
Drilling Concrete? Get a Rotary Hammer
Here's a look at six tools that bore holes up to 1 in. but also chip concrete and even bore large holes in wood.
Champagne House on a Beer Budget
Comfortable quarters for a family of five on a postage-stamp lot in Houston, but for only $70 per square foot.

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