There are so many options to anchor "this" to "that," even when "that" is something hard like brick, block, concrete or stone. With summer under way, we're not only searching for places to hang plant ...

Does anyone know a masonry contractor/architect who is familiar with installing masonry anchors or wall restraints (those pretty little stars that hold lovely old buildings together?) Also, does ...

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Concrete is hard. Anchoring something into concrete is even harder. Fortunately, there are plenty of options available that are easy to use. Step 1: Start with a hammer drill and a percussion masonry ...

Masonry construction is one of the oldest methods of creating built structures. However, the brick wall has changed considerably since the first fired clay bricks were laid nearly 8,000 years ago. To ...

More permanent than a dry-laid brick sidewalk is its mortar-set cousin. The idea: a regular concrete sidewalk is poured, then topped by mortar-setting and grouting bricks into place atop the rough ...

In January 2002, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) issued a new standard, ACI355.2-01, which prescribed a comprehensive testing program to ascertain design parameters for post-installed adhesive ...

The world has changed radically since Canada’s Parliament Buildings were completed in the mid-1800s. And although repaired over the years, the three stone buildings on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, ...