One of the most popular color schemes on brick houses is black and white. It’s a timeless combination that looks good on ...

A solid foundation is essential to the construction of safe and well-built homes. A block foundation, made of hollow concrete blocks, can carry significant weight, far greater than poured concrete ...

A couple years ago, I moved into a 1950s brick ranch on a pine-shaded street in Birmingham. It's the kind of neighborhood where puppies and strollers outnumber cars and the houses are generally ...