Securing something to a basement foundation wall? Drilling into fire-hardened brick and then driving in a screw or an expansive anchor can damage these materials. On the other hand, clay (tile) blocks ...

Two mistakes you really want to avoid are busting off a chunk of a concrete stair step and cracking the corner of a patio slab. To avoid these disasters, don’t drill any closer than 4 in. from the ...

Question: A decorative window shutter on a brick wall at my house blew off in a windstorm. It would be easy to reattach it, except that the holes left in the mortar by the former nails are now too ...