Diagonal cracking, especially at the corners of windows, and sagging in the middle of the window headers. Cracking and outward bowing can be caused by any number of problems (including those discussed ...

Words like bats, closers, headers, quoins, rowlocks, soldiers, sailors, shiners and corbelling describe specific patterns or techniques of setting bricks in walls. Corbelled brick is essentially ...

Q: We recently painted our brick fireplace white and would like to hang a 40-pound mirror on it. What would you recommend to secure the mirror to the fireplace wall? Ellicott City A: If the mirror ...