Brick floor pavers are typically ¼ to ½ inch thick (compared to a standard masonry brick which is 2 ¼ inch thick); width and length will vary according to manufacturers. It usually makes sense ...

Dry-laid paths and patios may be edged with staked-in boards, metal strips, or with brick set in a two-inch-deep bed of ...

The date fell on a Saturday during a 12-year period (1940-52) when The Star didn't publish on that day of the week. Oct. 8, 1999, in The Star: When construction of the new Sacred Heart Catholic Church ...

Typically, pavers are set very close together, nearly 1/8 inch apart. This gives a seamless appearance while allowing water ...

Next spring I would watch the plants every morning. When you see the first holes in their leaves dust the soil with Sevin or ...

Dear Neil: What would have caused all these holes in my hostas’ leaves? Snails?

We were sealing a small 1-foot ... specific paver happened to be sitting on the ground near a downspout, and when we got freezing rain, the water covered it and froze about an inch thick on ...

Not a direct hit, but Hurricane Helene has left its mark on Lee County, Fort Myers Beach in particular, Sanibel, Cape Coral ...

A: Bricks, pavers and flagstones don’t count. There is adequate air space between the stones to allow free passage of air into, and out of, the soil. You would want a 1-inch layer of washed ...

Support local journalism with a digital subscription for as low as $1 a month for the first 12 ... a squeegee to get sand and water off her brick paver driveway. “The water came up and ...