You are getting ready to specify brick for your wonderful new home. You desire brick because it is durable, maintenance-free, good-looking, full of texture and waterproof. Whoa, try again! You got ...

Remodeling an outdated fireplace with natural stone used to be a hassle. For starters, it meant cutting through floor joists and building a new support system to hold up the additional weight of thick ...

Masonry construction is one of the oldest methods of creating built structures. However, the brick wall has changed considerably since the first fired clay bricks were laid nearly 8,000 years ago. To ...

The thermal transmittance and thermal resistance of three various types of domestic dwelling walls are compared. The wall types are: • Brick Cavity – consisting of two walls of 110mm thick extruded ...

ATLANTA, March 31, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Echelon Masonry, North America’s leader in architectural masonry products and materials, announces the availability of its newest product line of artisan ...

While performing a preplan survey or conducting crew familiarization in your district, it’s wise to take a second look at brick buildings, particularly downtown. You might be surprised at what you ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. From childhood we are taught to fear poor building choices. Anything less than brick can get a little pig killed, its dream home blown ...

If you're searching for a creative fireplace makeover that will blow you away, Mike Holmes has a budget-friendly option that's both simple to install and aesthetically pleasing. A brick fireplace ...