Homeowners thinking outside of the traditional wood-framed residential box are pouring on the creativity when building houses with precast concrete walls. Not only used in below-grade applications, ...

“The Stones. I love the Stones. I watch them whenever I can. Fred, Barney ...” ­­— Comic Steven Wright I like the Stones, too. And the Beatles and The Who and, at least some of the time, Pink Floyd ...

While there are many reasons for smooth, featureless walls, when you want the look of stone, brick, wood or other high-end architectural finishes, patterned concrete makes an attractive, inexpensive ...

My introduction to building a stone wall, like beginnings in so many homesteading skills, came unexpectedly, urgently, and at the wrong time. It was a rare clear morning during a rainy spring in the ...

Swiss architect Gus Wüstemann has subdivided a 19th-century building in Zurich into nine flats with concrete and chipboard finishes that complement its existing vaulted ceilings and stone walls.