German smear isn’t exactly a paint color; it’s a technique that gives your brick a charming, old-world style. To achieve the look, mortar (usually white) is spread across the face of a brick facade ...

In the case of your brick walls, that weakness is the mortar—the cement-like “glue ... Tuckpointing involves using two ...

Many online and traditional brick-and-mortar banks share similar features. Both use apps, for example, to allow you to manage your account balances and perform basic banking transactions at home.

As you can see in the video after the break, the blocks are laid so quickly that there’s no time for mortar, so they dip the bottom of each block in construction adhesive instead. In the second ...

Von Maur embarks on a $100 million renovation plan to redefine its department stores for a new generation — and reinvest in ...

You can patch mortar holes with a tube of mortar repair, but it’s much harder to match brick color and texture when it comes time to fill those holes using mortar compound that you might have to ...

CNBC Select will update as changes are made public. Brick-and-mortar banks provide you with something that online banks cannot: in-person access and face-to-face customer service. Your first-ever ...

CNBC Select will update as changes are made public. Brick-and-mortar banks — as opposed to online-only banks — are traditional banks with hundreds (sometimes thousands) of physical branches ...

The starting point for the design was the expression 'bricks and mortar', used to describe the physical presence of a business or organisation. From this, cement bricks were chosen as the key ...

It's not the first time deBoer has taken home the title in a Sentinel contest. The business also won last month's vote on ...

Ahead of its opening this winter, the romance-themed bookstore is hosting a talk with author Alice Hoffman and screening of the film on Oct. 29.

However, it has also cultivated a yearning for genuine, tangible encounters. Brick-and-mortar establishments excel in providing such experiences, crafting distinctive environments where patrons ...