To replace one brick that's in the center of many others, one method is to use a hammer drill with a 3/8-inch bit. You start at the center of the brick and drill many holes next to one another until ...

A few weeks ago a reader wanted to know about brick foundations. She has an ambitious desire to build a small 900-square-foot house by herself. She is well aware of her physical limitations and asked ...

Q: Some bricks have loosened on our outside steps, and we want to put them back in place. What kind of grout or concrete should we use, and how can we color it so it matches the existing stuff? A: You ...

Q: We have a large, two-story (plus attic and basement) Queen Anne in a seismically fairly "safe" location in San Francisco. It has its original brick foundation. The good news is that this foundation ...