In this first episode of the bathroom remodel series, we’re starting with the basics installing cement board on the walls to prep for tile. You’ll learn how to cut, secure, and seal cement board ...

To make aerated concrete, add a foam-forming agent and stir in a significant amount of air. This serves to make the concrete ...

A site two blocks from the Syracuse Inner Harbor — and the $100 million aquarium being built there — is the wrong place to put a concrete batch plant that would generate noise, dust and truck traffic ...

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The construction industry accounts for nearly 40 percent of global carbon emissions, which has builders and architects rethinking the materials they use. One unlikely source keeps coming up in those ...

At a Select Board meeting on Monday night, member Tony Pagliarulo read a July 29 letter from Brian Duval, the town’s building commissioner and zoning enforcement officer. The letter explained Duval’s ...

To install cement board over plywood, first ensure the plywood surface is clean, dry, and level. Measure and cut the cement board to fit the area, then spread a thin layer of thinset mortar onto the ...

While fiber cement boards are widely known for their application in façade cladding, roofing, and wall partitions, a less discussed yet strategically significant development is their role in passive ...

DALTON — The Select Board and Brian Duval, the town’s building commissioner and zoning enforcement officer, are not in agreement on how to address the Berkshire Concrete Corp. sand mine situation. At ...

DALTON, Mass. — Officials from the Select Board and Planning Board agree that parcel No. 105-16 should be fully mitigated. For the past eight months, residents have attended numerous meetings in town, ...