Stone Walls

Dry stack stone retaining walls are a beautiful historic edition to any garden, pasture, house or pathway. The old art of mortarless rock stacking still stands today as an ergonomically and ecologically sound choice for building a retaining wall. more »

Painting your basement walls is an affordable way to beautify another area of your home. Whether your basement has been finished or has plain concrete walls, you will be amazed at what a dramatic difference a fresh coat of paint makes. Painting the walls in your basement also helps protect them from moisture, meaning that this simple... more »

Trisodium Phosphate, also known as TSP, is a powerful chemical cleaner that can be found in most hardware stores. As your fireplace burns, it emits soot and dust particles that are transferred to the stones of your fireplace via the air that circulates throughout the room. TSP is very effective in cleaning this grime that has... more »

With relatively little effort and for reasonable cost, a faux stone retaining wall can create a level area that augments the appearance and function of your sloped lawn. Faux stone is one of many precast wall materials available that can make your retaining wall look like an expensive professional job, even though it's rather simple... more »

Garden walls are nothing new---they have been distinctive features in settings such as English gardens for hundreds of years. Garden walls can be purely decorative or they can be used to correct a variety of landscaping problems. more »