Retaining walls can level a sloped yard, prevent erosion and look beautiful! Check out these distinctive retaining wall ideas. You might not think of retaining walls as the most exciting yard ...

A retaining wall can offer both functional and aesthetic benefits for your yard. Here's the lowdown on the two different types of concrete retaining walls.

The concrete blocks that are used to build block foundations are hollow. When concrete blocks are stacked on top of one another, you can look down through the center of the foundation.

Furniture, planters, raised beds, and garden walls are just a few of the many cinder block projects that can elevate your backyard decor.

— R.H., via email Answer: Changing to poured concrete walls is hardly a reasonable “correction” for someone who already has a concrete block basement. Jacking up the house, excavating the ...

Article continues below this ad Mortar: Mortared retaining walls use materials such as brick, stone or concrete block mortared in place. Such walls normally sit on a poured concrete footing.

Queensland Police said skeletal remains buried in the wall of a Brisbane apartment belong to Tanya Lee Glover, likely slain about 12 years ago.

LeWitt’s construction serves as the focal point of an exhibition aptly titled “Sol LeWitt: Concrete Block Structure,” which also features his Wall Drawing 664 (1990).