Concrete and Masonry

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

HardieBacker, Durock, and DensShield each has characteristics that affect where it can be installed and how tile is placed on itby Rob Yagid

How to choose between stronger and more expensive epoxy and traditional cement-based groutby Tom Meehan

These premium products offer time-tested longevity, so your choice depends on price, appearance, and installation requirementsby Harrison McCampbell

Rather than hiding a poured-concrete or block foundation with landscape plantings, show it off with stone veneerby Cody Macfie

You can make a plain-looking wall into a great-looking rock wall by veneering it with fieldstoneby Cody Macfie

by Jane Aeon

Comfortable quarters for a family of five on a postage-stamp lot in Houston, but for only $70 per square footby Carlos Ulloa

by Richard T. Kreh Sr.

Stone and concrete walls built flat on the ground and craned into place are fast and maintenance-free, if unconventionalby Thomas J. Elpel

by Tom Meehan

by Ethan B. Eikrtsen

by Tom Meehan

Cementitious backerboard speeds up the job, but start with a subfloor that is firm and flatby Dennis Hourany

by Roe A. Osborn

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

Up in the air about using asphalt, wood, slate, tile or metal to keep out the rain? There are lots of choices, and they all have advantagesby Jefferson Kolle

The right mortar and care in laying stone are the keys to a beautiful jobby M. Scott Watkins

Basic tools produce a quartzite surface that's easy on the toesby Paul Holloway