Remodeling an outdated fireplace with natural stone used to be a hassle. For starters, it meant cutting through floor joists and building a new support system to hold up the additional weight of thick ...

You are getting ready to specify brick for your wonderful new home. You desire brick because it is durable, maintenance-free, good-looking, full of texture and waterproof. Whoa, try again! You got ...

Masonry construction is one of the oldest methods of creating built structures. However, the brick wall has changed considerably since the first fired clay bricks were laid nearly 8,000 years ago. To ...

This post was originally published in 2012. This is an updated version of that post. Stone siding might be the most problematic siding that we come across as home inspectors. This stuff is failing ...

The addition of a natural stone veneer feature is a beautiful improvement to a home’s décor. Inside or out, stone walls, a mantel piece, hearth or front door surrounds, and other applications create ...

Expanding Beyond Stone Veneer to Deliver Integrated Installation Solutions That Enhance Performance, Protection, and ...

The Veneer Exhibits area is a special exhibition area within World of Masonry. Manufacturers and suppliers will come together to teach the mason contractors and installers about masonry veneers. The ...

EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The North American market for masonry veneer in residential and commercial applications reached over 160 million square feet valued at nearly $700 million in 2010.

In North Richland Hills, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, L.A.-based firm AN.ONYMOUS has been commissioned to design three new buildings across a three-acre medical campus. In January 2022, the firm ...