Q–Our basement walls are constructed of a very tough fieldstone coated with rough mortar or cement. I want to mount boards for tool racks and so forth on the walls, but masonry nails or mason… ...

Simple timber stud walls can be used to form new rooms, break up open plan spaces and create partial divides. Understanding ...

Learn More › Brick is the primary exterior wall material on 14 percent of the new 641,000 single-family ... shelving, or a heavy flat-panel TV on a masonry wall as on a wood stud wall with ...

Around the House: There's more than one way to insulate exterior walls. Updated: ; Mar. 21, 2010, 12:00 p.m. | Published: Mar. 21, 2010, 11:00 a.m. Published: Mar. 21 ...

Plaster, brick, concrete, or masonry walls will require anchors for heavier pictures. Lightweight pictures (under 10 pounds) like a photo in a plastic frame, can be hung with a small nail.

Q: I just bought a condo (380 square feet). I stripped the original plaster and lath and a second layer of wallboard and skimcoat down to the brick. I will reframe and insulate walls and ceilings ...