A well-constructed cinder-block wall can bring privacy, security, and visual interest to your landscaping. Although building a wall is a challenging project, it's one a determined and ...

Transform your backyard into a stunning oasis with our step-by-step guide on how to lay cinder blocks. This amazing video provides clear instructions for creating beautiful and durable structures in ...

The concrete and steel rods really will make for a superior foundation for the structure you intend to place on top of the lower stone foundation. Tim Carter writes for the Tribune Content Agency.

One material that I find to be especially easy to work with, durable and the perfect foundation for a sturdy piece of outdoor furniture is concrete block.

DEAR TIM: I live in a house with a concrete block foundation. I think the outside of the block has decorative stucco on it because the exterior of the block is not smooth. Some of the exterior is c… ...

Q. My house was built in the ’40s and has a cinder-block foundation. On the inside, it has paint that’s peeling. Some of the blocks are crumbling, but the problem is not deep, less than an ...

I’ve got a choice to make about my new home. The builder is giving me the option of a poured concrete or concrete block foundation. There’s not a huge difference in price, but I’m more ...