Brick and mortar is a solid building material, but it won't last forever. Here are the basics for "tuckpointing", the process of repairing and rebuilding a brick wall. The mortar and cement holding ...

Exposed brick walls can give your room a warm and rustic feel—but maintaining them can be more daunting than you might initially realize. You can bring them back to their former glory, though—or ...

Q:A neighbor has given me a stack of bricks from his backyard. I intend to use them in the median strip between the curb and the sidewalk in front of my house. Many of the bricks have old mortar stuck ...

Q–I am planning to put down a brick walk by laying the brick on a bed of sand with a layer of gravel under the sand. I will be laying the bricks in the usual staggered pattern, but since the walk is ...

When a brick works loose, you cant just shove mortar in around it and expect the repair to last. Pull it out and fix it right. Itll take you at least 20 minutes to remove a loose brick from a wall and ...