Masonry Products Sales Inc. has acquired Brick and Block Products LLC., consolidating two of New Orleans‘ leading masonry suppliers. The deal, finalized on November 1, allows Masonry Products to offer ...

Q: I am planning to do some block and brick work. Even though I am comfortable doing this type of work, I will have to cut some of them to fit. How can I cut them cleanly? A: If your project includes ...

Q: I’m thinking of buying a dilapidated old frame house in the country. It has a stone foundation that seems to me to be too close to the ground. Are stone foundations adequate and strong? Is it ...

Scrap tires could gain a new purpose as ingredients for construction materials, thanks to research at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Discarded tires are a big problem. Landfills are ...

Growing demand for durable outdoor structures is increasing interest in retaining walls, stone walls, and other masonry ...

DEAR TIM: I live in a very common home here in Florida. Most are built from concrete block. Twenty years ago, a room was added to the home and the rear exterior concrete block wall became an interior ...

Colorado-based Prometheus Materials has developed masonry blocks from a low-carbon cement-like material grown from micro-algae. The blocks, which meet the American Society for Testing and Materials ...