Q: I’m thinking of buying a dilapidated old frame house in the country. It has a stone foundation that seems to me to be too close to the ground. Are stone foundations adequate and strong? Is it ...

As anyone who has ever tried to move one around will know, washing machines can be very heavy. Some of that weight is due to concrete blocks installed inside to help keep the machine stable during ...

As pedestrians head down Halsted Street in the Fulton Market district, a spiral structure in the middle of the Mews Pedway invites them to walk toward its center. At a glance, the coil seems to have ...

After their more typical wood-framed homes burned, some are now rebuilding with non-combustible materials. And they’re ...

The Seattle Department of Transportation will build protected bike lanes in the Delridge district after many streets were recently obstructed by illegal concrete blocks used to deter people living in ...

Concrete blocks have been installed to protect a traveller-hit Birmingham park. Swanshurst Park has suffered nearly half a dozen incursions since the beginning of 2025. Last month, they arrived in ...