Q. We have a masonry fireplace in our basement constructed from the same brick that is used in the fireplace in our family room upstairs. After we finished the basement with drywall, the fireplace ...

Q: I love the look of colored brick for paving, including my driveway, sidewalks and patio. I’ve started to pay attention to older installations of colored concrete paving brick, and many look faded.

A question many readers want an answer to is how to color bricks. Structures have been built with brick for millennia and material was very popular from the start of the industrial revolution through ...

Q. Our home is a combination of brick and wood siding. The previous owner painted the brick beige to match the siding. Every spring, we have to repaint the brick as the paint peels off and, at the ...