
Concrete & Masonry



Our Latin America Editor is on the ground in Ecuador and sending updates on construction technology, codes, and temporary housing


Homemade bricks ready to become walls

Kirk Giordanos, aka, Mr. Plaster Fantaster, shows us yet another way to kill time, and amaze your kids, while waiting to get into a job: Spin a hawk on a trowel.


This weekend's video treat is all about suspending gravity with bricks, mortar, and craftsmanship.



Digging deep around the house is hard, so repair it right the first time, right? #MakeItLast


An extensive repair sometimes beats total foundation replacement

"Concrete is a rapacious creditor, it will definitely get its money out of you one way or the other. And if you're not on your game, it's gonna win."



When the world pushes in your walls, pull it back with helical tieback anchors

Elevated slab,
Floating on a bamboo raft
Builder's culture shock