Dear James: We have a brick house and the mortar between the bricks has fallen out in spots. It looks terrible. What is the best method to repair this and how can I get new mortar to look like the old ...

Q. I am installing flagstone and some paving brick on top of a concrete patio. A book I read suggests mixing sand, cement and hydrated lime in different proportions to make the mortar mix. What is ...

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For thousands of years, humans have used mortar to bind stones and bricks together to build durable, long-lasting structures.

INDIANAPOLIS – Do you know what “repointing” bricks means? By definition, it consists of “removing a portion of the deteriorated mortar and redoing the joints with new mortar.” Doing that basically ...

Two mistakes you really want to avoid are busting off a chunk of a concrete stair step and cracking the corner of a patio ...

In San Francisco, where the ground shifts, the climate changes and neighborhoods grow ever more connected, buildings aren’t just structures — they’re promises of resilience, in the face of an ...