We used SW (“severe weathering”) face brick (also called “common” or “building” brick) to line the outside circle fire pit ...

Karen has an ambitious desire to build a small 900-square-foot house by herself. She is well aware of her physical limitations and asked me if it was possible for her to construct the foundation ...

My wife and I moved into a new condominium building in March 2009. When it rains and there’s heavy wind, we get water leaking through the brick. A gentle rain shower with the rain falling ...

There are three levels of inspection in building codes: A, B, and C, with C being the most stringent. Specify the appropriate level of quality assurance and urge the owner to include these extra ...

Although cavity walls did not even feature in building codes until the late 1930s, the extensive testing, research, and field performance data that have emerged since then have refined brick cavity ...