Let’s talk about why the bricks in the decorative wall are failing. Not all bricks are the same to start with. Brick starts out as clay, and when it’s fired in a kiln the heat changes the ...

Q: When we bought our 1942 house nine years ago, it came with a brick retaining wall 35 feet long and 4½-to-5½ feet tall. Holding up the stairs to our front door, it was already leaning to one ...

A mural of George Floyd — painted on the exterior brick wall of a building in Toledo, Ohio— crumbled on July 13, likely after the building was hit by a bolt of lightning.

Whenever a new friend comes over, one of the first things they say to me is that I am "so lucky" to have an exposed brick wall in my apartment. This is true, for the most part, because it's pretty ...

Dear Jennifer: The types of walls you have are called brick veneer. The 2x4 studded insulated wall supports the house and the brick is added just as an exterior covering.