When I first picked up a trowel, I didn't have a clue how to use it. The people who were supposed to be teaching me how to lay bricks were too busy with their own work, so for a few months, I ...

Learn how to build adobe walls with adobe bricks for an economical building material to use in almost any climate. The following article is an excerpt from chapter 5 of The Owner-Built Adobe House by ...

Dear James: I noticed a friend's brick walkway and how nice it makes her landscaping look. Is this a long, expensive project to have a contractor install, or do you think I could handle it with ...

SCOTTSBORO, Alabama – For the past 25 years, Darrell Evett has been concerned only with ensuring his Evett Masonry customers are pleased with his bricklaying skills. Now, he wants to lay bricks not ...

Few categories are as ripe for automation-fueled disruption as construction. The industry is valued at around $2 trillion a year, in the U.S. alone. Much of that work is strenuous, repetitive and ...

It’s a job that’s gritty, precise and sometimes underappreciated. But Friday, the spotlight was shining on those who lay the ...