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Working with Manufactured Stone Online Membership Required

Fake rocks can look pretty good if you know what you’re doing by Brendan Mostecki

Q & A: Removing paint from brickOnline Membership Required

by Jon Tobey

Q & A: Stripping paint from a brick fireplaceOnline Membership Required

by Jon Tobey

Tip: Shingle lifterOnline Membership Required

by John Carroll

Poured-in-Place Concrete CountertopsOnline Membership Required

Getting a durable kitchen work surface starts with careful form work and the right concreteby Rex Alexander

Q & A: Removing paint from bricksOnline Membership Required

by Brian J. Doherty

Laying up Concrete BlockOnline Membership Required

Get evenly spaced courses and consistent mortar joints by using the proper layout, mortar consistency and troweling techniquesby John Carroll

Tip: Mortar-coving toolOnline Membership Required

by James Elias

Pointing StoneworkOnline Membership Required

A pastry bag speeds this tedious job and gets the work done cleanly and efficientlyby Christopher Kachur

Tip: Wing-wall reinforcementOnline Membership Required

by Chris Sturm

Tip: Fine tethered friendOnline Membership Required

by Mark White

Tip: Overhead drillingOnline Membership Required

by Joseph Fetchko

Tip: Stringing wedgesOnline Membership Required

by Gary Loomis

Tip: Brick cutterOnline Membership Required

by Will Foster

Tip: Brick-path screedOnline Membership Required

by Rod Goettelmann

Building a Block FoundationOnline Membership Required

How to pour the footing and lay the concrete block, and what to do about waterproofing, drainage and insulationby Richard T. Kreh Sr.

Putting Down a Brick FloorOnline Membership Required

The mason's craft is easier when the bricks are laid on a horizontal surfaceby Bob Syvanen

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