House Digest on MSN

Goodbye concrete blocks: Build your retaining wall quickly with this unique and durable material

This material is the opposite of concrete block in a few ways, most notably in its color and how it can help your retaining ...
Green Industry Pros

Homebridge Precast Launches Garden Retaining Wall System

The Garden Retaining Wall System is structurally independent. No struts. No sidewalls. It is a wall system that could stand ...
New Atlas

Carbon-capturing concrete walls conceal a quirky Japanese house

The production of the cement used in concrete is a major contributor to worldwide CO2 emissions and since we're reliant on the stuff for our infrastructure, this is a serious problem. However, Nendo ...
The Washington Post

How to create a doorway in a concrete block wall

I live in a very common home here in Florida. Most are built from concrete block. Twenty years ago, a room was added to the home and the rear exterior concrete block wall became an interior wall. A ...
Fodor's

Where do homes have walls instead of fences?

In the Phoenix area, I think building codes require all subdivisions to have a wall around them - usually concrete block. Each house has a wall - only the houses in poorer areas have no wall or just a ...
The Spokesman-Review

Creating a doorway in a concrete block wall

DEAR TIM: I live in a very common home here in Florida. Most are built from concrete block. Twenty years ago, a room was added to the home and the rear exterior concrete block wall became an interior ...