Machine generated contents note: 1 Masonry Techniques -- Working with Mortar -- Repairs to Brick -- Mending Concrete -- Holes in Asphalt -- Removing Stains and Blemishes -- Fastening to Masonry -- 2 Building with Concrete -- What Goes Wrong and Why -- Preparing for the Project -- Forms for Slabs -- Pouring and Finishing the Slab -- Building a Patio -- Driveways -- Sturdy Footings for Strong Walls -- Rugged Steps of Cast Concrete -- Making Adobe -- 3 Mastering a Rugged Material -- Selecting Bricks and Stone -- Salvaging Stone -- Breaking up Masonry -- Erecting Scaffolding -- 4 Building with Brick, Block, Tile, and Stone -- Paving a path or patio -- Building a Wall -- Veneering a Concrete Slab with Tile Veneering a House With Brick Paving with Stone -- Constructing Walls of Natural Stone -- Concrete Block for Economical Construction -- Brick Barbecues -- Decorative Brick -- Serpentine Wall -- Brick and Stone Arches.