Question: I am going to build a brick patio adjacent to a small fish pond in my backyard. I plan to use a gravel and sand base for the bricks. What is the easiest way to get them properly leveled?

RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When is the right time to repair a concrete walkway or patio? A recent HelloNation article featuring Alan Williams of A. W. Masonry & Restoration in ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

Interlocking concrete pavers make it possible for even beginning do-it-yourselfers to construct patios and walkways. Concrete is more malleable than brick or stone, so it's easier to cut and fit. For ...

Repairing joints and cracks in an existing stone patio or walkway is easy with a good quality polymeric jointing sand. Polymeric sand is made from sand particles and adhesive binders to create a ...

SANTA CRUZ — After months of back and forth, a Santa Cruz Superior Court judge finalized his ruling this month in favor of securing Rio Del Mar private owners’ rights to a beachside walkway. Judge ...

"Has there ever, in Santa Cruz County, been as much legal wrangling and defiance as over the beachfront walkway in Rio del Mar?" writes the Editorial Board. "The long-running court battle over the ...

APTOS — Beach homeowners who claimed a walkway as private patio space suffered a legal blow as a California appellate court ...