Question: A decorative window shutter on a brick wall at my house blew off in a windstorm. It would be easy to reattach it, except that the holes left in the mortar by the former nails are now too ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...