Using brick and stone in buildings has a long tradition, and there are a number of ways in which you can place a brick and stone combination in your own home. There are many varieties of bricks and stones, and so if you choose to install these materials in your home, you need to organize the different types in ...... (more...)
We installed a brick walkway leading up to our front porch (which is plain concrete). What type of stair tread should we use?
The house is tan siding with red, black and tan brick, and the paver walkway is a tumbled small rectangle in a running bond pattern.
We have one step, so we want it to look great! Any thoughts?
I have two patio now under construction in my backyard, in holes I dug mostly myself to a depth of from 10 to 18 inches. One, to be covered using flagstone, is 500 sq. ft, while the circular one, to be paved with brick, is of 14 ft diameter.
The contractor indicated he would lay grade "B" gravel underneath and grade "A" 3/4" stone in the next layer, both on top of geotextile, and compact every 2 inches. He did lay the geotextile, but put down a combination of what looks more like stonedust mixed with gravel,. He didn't even try to compact until the end.
As we understand it, the will cause water to accumulate like a sponge. We live in Ottawa, Canada, where there is lots of freezing and unfreezing due to seasonal changes, and you can imagine what problems with the base that might cause.
Note that the holes holding the base stone do not drain water well anyways, due to clay bottoms. Nevertheless, is there a justification for what has been put down as a base?
Functional and aesthetics have become an important element for outdoor living spaces in our homes. Designers have come up with numerous sets of materials to make this area in the house more conducive to social or leisure activities, but at the same time, factors of the outdoors such as bad weather and exposure to a lot of oth...... (more...)
I want to cover the front of my raised porch with flagstone. Is it possible to just mortar right to the face of the existing brick wall?
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