My brick house was built in 1921. The bricks are a mixture of brown, various shades of red, beige and black. I had some deteriorating mortar replaced, and the handyman smeared the mortar on the brick.

The appearance of a brick building can be permanently spoiled by bad cleaning techniques or by the use of the wrong cleaning agent. Because of this it is important to ensure that the correct cleaning ...

A brick wall can also be a battery. Thanks to the red pigment they contain, bricks can be turned into efficient energy storage devices. Julio D’Arcy at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, ...