Long rods, a BIG drill, oversize washers, and an enormous wrench unbuckle a badly bowed wall. Notice the lack of 'excavator' on the list?

 

Direct the heat toward the feet

Letting the brick dry evenly is the key for old masonry walls that want to leak less energy

Adding brick to the outside of a house complicates insulating outside a slab. So Insulate inside.

The demo digs deep into the house to repair the rubble foundation and rework the workflow

An affordable insulated slab foundation suitable for climate zones 4, 5, and 6

Being safety conscious doesn't make you a sissy.

You can't stop heat flow, but you can keep your floor from becoming a big ol' heat sink

Can't get your bricklayers to answer the phone? Call SAM (Semi-Automated Mason)

To suck air from under a slab, the slab must be airtight

Stone masonry is the art of preparing a rock to take its seat within a portion of a structure with perfect composure

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

An affordable insulated slab foundation suitable for climate zones 1, 2, and 3

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. 

Thermal shorts and good design don't mix

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