Masonry

Fake rocks can look pretty good if you know what you’re doing by Brendan Mostecki

Rather than hiding a poured-concrete or block foundation with landscape plantings, show it off with stone veneer by Cody Macfie

You can make a plain-looking wall into a great-looking rock wall by veneering it with fieldstone by Cody Macfie

by Ethan B. Eikrtsen

A systematic approach saves time and turns beginners into artists by Christopher Kachur

A pastry bag speeds this tedious job and gets the work done cleanly and efficiently by Christopher Kachur

A masonry facade is an economical way to give wood-frame walls the look of solid stone by Steven Snyder

The right mortar and care in laying stone are the keys to a beautiful job by M. Scott Watkins

by Stephen Kennedy

Master the basics and gravity will do the rest by Joseph Kenlan

With the materials already delivered and paid for, why not use them? by Stephen Kennedy

How a traditional stonemason quarries and dresses sandstone by Charles Miller

Save your mortar for pointing, bed your stones in concrete, and remember there's no substitute for gravity by Stephen Kennedy

A good rock supply, tight joints and hidden mortar are the secret to the solid, structural look by Tim Snyder