A few weeks ago a visitor to my AsktheBuilder.com site wanted to know about brick foundations. Karen has an ambitious desire to build a small 900-square-foot house by herself. She is well aware of her ...

Low, short garden walls can be built with a single wythe—that is, with only one horizontal row of bricks. But such walls are not strong. You can even push them over by hand. Double-wythe brick walls ...

In this video, we show how to men build strong mud brick walls and a natural grass roof for a primitive home. Each mud brick is handmade to ensure durability, while the grass roof provides insulation ...