Question: A decorative window shutter on a brick wall at my house blew off in a windstorm. It would be easy to reattach it, except that the holes left in the mortar by the former nails are now too ...

Securing something to a basement foundation wall? Drilling into fire-hardened brick and then driving in a screw or an expansive anchor can damage these materials. On the other hand, clay (tile) blocks ...

Two mistakes you really want to avoid are busting off a chunk of a concrete stair step and cracking the corner of a patio slab. To avoid these disasters, don’t drill any closer than 4 in. from the ...

The Titen Turbo line of concrete and masonry screw anchors features a patented thread design to deliver smooth driving with less torque and superior holding power. Easy, fast, and reliable to install, ...

There are so many options to anchor "this" to "that," even when "that" is something hard like brick, block, concrete or stone. With summer under way, we're not only searching for places to hang plant ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? To make a hole in masonry and rock, you need a masonry bit—and to know how to use it ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? The Takeaway: My decades of experience owning old stone and masonry homes came in ...

Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Cobra offers a portfolio of over 1,000 SKUs focused on hollow-wall, universal and masonry anchors. IRVING, SANTA MONICA and MONTREAL — PrimeSource Brands, a North ...

TRUFAST®, a brand of ALTENLOH, BRINCK & CO. US, INC., announces that its Thermal-Grip® Masonry Veneer Anchor (MVA) was named a finalist in the 2025 Pro Tool Innovation Awards (PTIA) in the category of ...

In January 2002, the American Concrete Institute (ACI) issued a new standard, ACI355.2-01, which prescribed a comprehensive testing program to ascertain design parameters for post-installed adhesive ...