The loss of the stately building, constructed between 1826 and 1829, was a blow. Remaining in the ashes were an interior wall of the once-beautiful rotunda, some columns, and dozens of bricks.

A 12-by-12-inch column, for example, will require four bricks per level and the surface you build on should be at least 14-by-14 inches. Spread a generous heap of mortar onto the base and place ...

The brick columns are similar to others in the valley, including the nearly identical columns spanned by a metal “Entertainment Alley” sign not far from the civic center arena and the stone ...

You're right about the salt -- it's a saline crud that comes out of the bricks. Efflorescence, as it's called, is a common problem with newer brick and pseudo-stone construction. Take a look at ...

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TAMPA. For more than two years, students, faculty and staff have watched workers turn bricks and columns into a soaring architectural work at the center of Jesuit High School's 40-acre Tampa campus.

It’s a DEWALT cordless model and it sinks a 3/4” diameter hole in stone that’s harder than concrete at a rate of about 1” every 5 seconds. I’ve used rotary hammers for decades and never ...

The sculpture of the bee hive, the symbol of the city, was salvaged, but not the stone cap where it sat nor the brick base of the column. “It’s in my office,” Frati said, showing a photo of ...