Two Chicago-area residents are building a unique new home that blends old building methods with modern techniques. Although the exterior of the home is brick, what is behind the brick facade in ...

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, ...

Good masonry is an art, Dauphin County Technical School masonry instructor Michael Zorek believes. “There’s lots of creativity in all of the masonry trades. I tell my students that all of their work ...

Q We need more space, so we built a new garage and will convert our old one into a bedroom. We are also considering finishing the basement. What is the best way to insulate these solid masonry walls? ...

TYNGSBORO — Several students from Greater Lowell Technical High School participated, along with about 70 students from seven other technical high schools throughout Massachusetts and Maine, in the ...

After a rather lengthy discussion of where the Mac has been, Steve Jobs got back on stage and revealed a rumor to be true. All of those "brick" rumors we'd been hearing about were confirmed. The new ...

“Like they always say, when you build with brick, block or anything concrete, you won’t ever have to do it again. That stays forever. To be a mason, you got to love what you do to start with. You ...

It's a rainy May day in New Jersey and Master Sgt. Darrell McAllister, course manager of the 80th Training Command's carpentry and masonry course at Fort Dix, is quizzing his class of more than a ...