Dry stone construction uses only stone without any mortar and is a long-standing rural farming tradition in Ireland dating back to the Neolithic Period 5,000 years ago, and one immortalised in the ...

It means they join nine other countries where dry stone wall construction is recognised by UNESCO - France, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Cyprus.

Most walls are unremarkable structures serving as boundaries. In Westerly one stonemason is building one as an ode to his family, crew and the craft.

Stone retaining walls add elegance to your lawn while stabilizing sloped terrain. If you're worried about the cost, here's how to build your own on a budget.

Brick and stone masonry have served as reliable and valuable elements of commercial building projects for centuries, gracing urban and rural landscapes since time immemorial. Building Teams have ...

In October 2017, Walter P Moore performed a phase 2 assessment focusing on the northwest and southwest corners of the building due to the extent of visible masonry distress observable from the ground ...

Jig-welded, reinforced steel construction, combined with sturdy die cast aluminum uprights, provides positive alignment Cuts a variety of masonry types including, cinder block, slump stone block ...

The recent appointment of Roger Scruton as chair of the Building Beautiful Commission has reopened the argument about the use of traditional styles and materials within architecture. With a call to ...

My introduction to building a stone wall, like beginnings in so many homesteading skills, came unexpectedly, urgently, and at the wrong time. It was a rare clear morning during a rainy spring in ...

Clegg estimates the east side of the wall will have to be moved back about 30 feet, but nothing is set in stone yet. The rebuilding process cannot start until all the construction work is finished ...

Mike Chappell, owner of Chappell Masonry, which is responsible for much of the stonework gracing Pebble Beach estates, explains that a wall faced with " Carmel stone" laid with tight joints ...