Q: I have a 45-year-old house built with adobe bricks that originally had black mortar used in between the bricks. Over time, the mortar faded from black to almost white. I was told that I could ...

Q: How should I clean the slate in front of my house without damaging the mortar or grout? A: Marble and limestone are in one big group of natural stones, those made up mostly of calcium carbonate.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BrickImaging ®, headquartered in metropolitan Denver and the first masonry staining firm in North America, announced it has begun selling its proprietary brick stain Stayntech ...

Mark Chetkovich has spent the last 30 years laboring in all aspects of the home-improvement field, mostly as a paper hanger and painter. Recently, he turned his talents to a concrete-staining project, ...

The beauty of brick being a building material with a rich color is that if you like that color, there’s no need to deal with paint, wallpaper, or other wall coverings. But if the color of the brick on ...

Q: We have a retaining wall built of interlocked decorative tan blocks, and they have been “leaking” a chalk-like stain. Do you have any recommendations for removing the stains and/or preventing them?