In this video, I experiment with forge welding and Damascus techniques, focusing on insulating my forge using castable refractory mix and refractory bricks. The refractory mix includes perlite, sand, ...

If you use the wrong materials in your fire pit, your stones might crack from the heat. If you want to go the DIY route, here ...

Engineers have created strong, low-cost walls from soil, water, and cardboard, cutting carbon emissions and construction ...

“The fireplace didn’t have any character or catch your attention when you walked into the room,” the homeowner says. Credit: Emily Haufler Instead of removing or painting over the old brick, the DIYer ...

Two years since it was destroyed in a fire, reconstruction of the Broad Street Market's historic brick building is now underway.

It's fire-safe design choices, along with resilient foundations that experts say every homeowner should consider in ...

Since 2018, brick aficionado Will Quam has led tours giving people a closer look at the material that helped rebuild Chicago ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria Fire Department has released photos showing the progress of the city’s newest fire house reconstruction. The photos that were posted on the department’s Facebook page ...

An extraordinary property built with "7,300 cubic yards of super-reinforced concrete" has hit the market in Malibu.

LOWER MT. BETHEL TWP., Pa. - Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a fire at the former Alpha Cement plant on Route 611 in Northampton County on Monday. The call for the fire on the 6100 block ...