Go Beyond Railroad Ties With Stylish Rock, Metal, Blocks, and Poured Concrete

There's no end to what you — make that your contractor — can create using this strong and low-maintenance material

See how retaining walls can step up landscape designs with built-in water features, benches and cool building materials

See an ancient building technique that’s held stone walls together without mortar for centuries

This homeowner took backyard storage and modern style into his own hands, building a shed with reclaimed redwood and ingenuity

Is it time to kick the hard stuff? Your feet, wallet and downstairs neighbors may be nodding

The permeable rock-, concrete- or glass-filled steel cages are showing up as retaining walls, planters, benches and more

Industrial flair: See why concrete brick isn't just for retaining walls anymore

'Woven' concrete, rammed earth, stones tumbled into baskets ... Materials with texture give these homes freedom of expression

Learn about studs, rough openings and more in traditional platform-frame exterior walls