If you live in a city, gazing out your window at a brick wall or weed-clogged vacant lot is not uncommon. Suburbanites, too, deal with ugly views—of car-strewn driveways or masonry walls.

A question many readers want an answer to is how to color bricks. Structures have been built with brick for millennia and ...

Make sure to set the rowlock course at the proper angle of the wall and parallel to the window sill. Use a T-bevel to get the angle of the sill, transfer the angle to each rowlock brick and cut them.

You can freshen up the front of your house and generate some curb appeal without taking the time and expense to totally cover your brick. Window shutters are a good way to add detail as well as a ...