Concrete and Masonry - Page 32 of 47

The bones beneath concrete's muscle, rebar has to be cut, bent, and tied properly to do its job.

Installing the flashing along with the bricks makes for a more secure and much better-looking job.

Tile pro Tom Meehan explains the process of installing a bluestone floor, from prepping the substrate to sealing the stones.

Last month, I had a job fixing a deteriorating sidewalk. The new sidewalk was to have a 6-in. tall curb beginning at the edge of some asphalt pavement. I needed…

Understanding the types of mortar will help you choose the one with the right properties for your project

Dry-laid walls reinforced with steel and filled with concrete make a weathertight, bugproof house.

Available as single-shot, semiautomatic or full automatic, these low-velocity tools are the ones carpenters choose when driving fasteners into concrete or steel.

Q: We are putting an addition on our Wisconsin home and elected to go with a concrete-block crawlspace. The floor joists rest on open block atop a layer of foam sill…

As a construction coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, I'm always looking for ways to save resources on our home-building projects. Recently, a couple of windy days taught us a few…

Some nasty runoff eroded a cavity under the edge of my concrete patio, and I became concerned about the lack of bearing along its edge. Sooner or later, the slab…