Q. I am installing flagstone and some paving brick on top of a concrete patio. A book I read suggests mixing sand, cement and hydrated lime in different proportions to make the mortar mix. What is ...

A reader recently emailed me, seeking advice on whether to take on a do-it-yourself repair of the mortar around her brick masonry. She regularly performs hands-on maintenance around her home, she said ...

Regular squirt guns are all well and good, but when you want to give your kid an advantage in the neighborhood this summer, only a full-on water mortar will do. This monster of ensoakment is made ...