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I’m pretty sure everyone who has ever stood with a bag of cement in their hand about to plaster some sort of brick surface will … Read more

A lot of times, it seems like you have this great idea for a weekend project. It’s a simple line of blocks making flower bed … Read more

The space between the blocks is how you make a wall. You see the bricks or concrete block, but it’s the mortar that ties everything … Read more

Imagine this: You envision a flagstone patio as a rustic, elegant space where all stones is irregularly shaped and fit together like a puzzle. Hardly … Read more

There you are with a trowel in your hand, faced by a crumbling Victorian garden wall, and wondering if there’s enough mortar left for the … Read more

When most homeowners stare at their gravel, all they see is volume. So they measure the space, divide by target thickness, and calculate how many … Read more

When you’re planning any construction project, you need to know the relationship between weight and volume. Volume is amount of space that something takes up. … Read more

Rapid set mortar does have that “panic” element. When you add water to powder, the clock begins ticking and it goes by much quicker then … Read more

There is a specific kind of heartbreak reserved for the homeowner who buys too much cement. That’s the problem if you purchase an excess amount … Read more

Problem: You’re standing over a fresh concrete pour and realize you didn’t quite get the math right on the tie wire. Crew’s waiting on another … Read more

Steel stretches well. Concrete doesn’t. Steel holds concrete in place. And concrete crack when under tension. Together this combination lets today’s buildings exist. We want … Read more

Now, if we build something like a pier: You dig a hole in the ground, you pour concrete into it, and then you let it … Read more

The floor of a shower is a water-moving device: it needs to have a consistant slope to direct water with maximum efficiency via gravity. There … Read more

The easy stuff is building a brick wall. The hard stuff starts when you stand in middle of the hardware store’s aisle. There is piles … Read more