8 min 0 Masonry Trees, Clay Soil and Diagonal Cracks Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak July 17, 2026 I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’94, watching a lad… Read More
8 min 0 Masonry Tell-tales and Six Months of Readings Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak July 14, 2026 I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a driveway, looking at a… Read More
8 min 0 Masonry Reading a Crack Pattern Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak July 2, 2026 I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve stood on a job site watching some… Read More
8 min 0 Masonry Clay Expands, Concrete Shrinks Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak June 29, 2026 I remember standing on a driveway in Surrey back in ’98, watching a young lad… Read More
8 min 0 Masonry Building an Arch Over a Former Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak June 24, 2026 I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’94, watching a young… Read More
10 min 0 Masonry Temporary Works Need Designing Too Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak June 14, 2026 I remember standing on a site in ’94, watching a lad try to slide a… Read More
8 min 0 Masonry Cutting an Opening Without Dropping the Wall Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak June 9, 2026 I remember standing on a site in the mid-nineties, watching a lad try to “figure… Read More
8 min 0 Masonry Bearing Length Is Where Lintels Fail Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak May 29, 2026 I remember standing on a site in the Midlands back in ’94, watching a lad… Read More
8 min 0 Masonry The Overhang and Drip That Keep Water Off Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak May 26, 2026 I was standing on a driveway in Surrey last autumn, looking at a brand-new retaining… Read More
11 min 0 Masonry A Garden Wall That Survives Twenty Winters Bartosz Achterberg-Nowak May 19, 2026 I was standing in a customer’s garden last Tuesday, looking at a beautiful, expensive stone… Read More