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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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Simple in design yet versatile in use, the mortar and pestle is a popular piece of kitchenware that has been in existence for millennia. It allows users to grind, crush and pulverize contents, such as ...

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

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 ...

We've all seen it: The brick or stone wall where the mortar is all powdery, cracked or non-existent. "Mortar can disintegrate over time because of weather as a result of the freeze-thaw cycles. The ...

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 ...