It's no surprise that designers have gotten truly creative in how to use shiplap walls effectively. Here are some of the most ...

Stone walls can be found here and there in other states, but only in New England are they nearly ubiquitous. ... For example, a definition can require that each wall be composed of stone; ...

Stone walls are a good example. In 1871 the U.S. Department of Agriculture published a “Statistics of Fences In the United States.” At that time, ...

This stone arch has been in place for almost a century, and it still looks magnificent. Before you start your project, I urge you to study local examples or online photographs of stone walls and ...

Carolyn Montgomery, 95, has admired Little Compton's stone walls all of her life, and she wants to ensure future generations can appreciate them, too.

ASK THE BUILDER | Some come as panels that you screw to the wall. Others are individual pieces of stone you adhere to an interior or exterior wall with Portland-cement-based thinset.

The stone walls along the Nile are called groynes. ... One example, found at an ancient site called Soleb in modern-day Sudan, is about 2,300 feet (700 meters) long (and 13 feet ...

Cormac MacConnell explores the history, artistry and skill behind Ireland's iconic stone walls and recalls his memories of some of the more wonderful examples throughout his life. There is a young ...

Stone walls can be found here and there in other states, but only in New England are they nearly ubiquitous. ... For example, a definition can require that each wall be composed of stone, ...

There are many examples of stone walls, buildings and arches built without mortar. Instead, master stonemasons took the time to fit the stones together much like pieces of a high-quality jigsaw ...

Robert M. Thorson (University of Connecticut) (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert M. Thorson, University of Conn… ...