More permanent than a dry-laid brick sidewalk is its mortar-set cousin. The idea: a regular concrete sidewalk is poured, then topped by mortar-setting and grouting bricks into place atop the rough ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? The Takeaway: My decades of experience owning old stone and masonry homes came in ...

TRUFAST®, a brand of ALTENLOH, BRINCK & CO. US, INC., announces that its Thermal-Grip® Masonry Veneer Anchor (MVA) was named a finalist in the 2025 Pro Tool Innovation Awards (PTIA) in the category of ...

The Titen Turbo line of concrete and masonry screw anchors features a patented thread design to deliver smooth driving with less torque and superior holding power. Easy, fast, and reliable to install, ...

In January 2002, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) issued a new standard, ACI355.2-01, which prescribed a comprehensive testing program to ascertain design parameters for post-installed adhesive ...

There are so many options to anchor "this" to "that," even when "that" is something hard like brick, block, concrete or stone. With summer under way, we're not only searching for places to hang plant ...

The flat-headed sleeve anchor is a good choice when working to fasten to dense solid concrete to light hollow block as well as in solid brick and hollow brick Concrete Fasteners Inc. The Confast ...

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 ...

If you plan on drilling into brick, concrete, or stone, you’re going to need to use a masonry drill bit. These specialty bits have strong carbide tips for boring through hard materials, and wide ...