The buildings on the place were 150-plus years old and had yard-thick stone walls. The house was stuccoed on the outside and was in fair shape, but the barn had been badly neglected. Its leaky ...

Building a new home, cabin or room addition? You need to know the types of exterior building materials available and the pros and cons of each.

There are many reasons to start building a beautiful inexpensive stone house, but we’ll list seven here. To build a stone house from scratch is to create a sustainable home that can last for ...

Before you start building a stone retaining wall, it's important to assess your garden's landscape and determine where the wall will be most effective. Take note of any slopes, erosion-prone areas ...

Mike Minto has been building and repairing stone walls for about 20 years ... Michelle] It's work that provides a home and hiding spot for various animals, including chipmunks and snakes.

But building more stone walls would mean relying on traditional ... Kaneko began by disassembling the original wall, at least as old as the house, which had gradually buckled under pressure ...

There is a young, lean man with a centuries-old face building a stone wall in front of a new house these days near Carrygerry Chapel. I pass him almost every day and admire the work. There is ...

These unassuming-but-sturdy walls have become so iconic to the New England aesthetic that many city folk who bought country homes or farmland ... “These folks would build [stone] walls to ...