Dear Nina: Complete glass block window installation kits are available, but it is not difficult to do it yourself using individual glass blocks and mortar. This will result in an extremely strong ...

Over the years the window above a bathtub in an older home succumbs to exposure to moisture and its wooden frame and sill rot away. Replacing the window with a glass block unit designed for the job is ...

Durability is key with DIY glass brick showers. They're heavy blocks in a water-prone area. Our construction expert reveals ...

When replacing basement windows, most people now consider glass block. It's a good insulator, secure, and waterproof. It lets light in, but obscures visibility from the outside, and can incorporate ...

Glass blocks used to be such a pain. Though they don’t absorb mortar like bricks, glass blocks used to be installed in much the same way, stacked with messy mortar. If you piled a wall too high and ...

Swift Track, Inc. has developed and patented Swift Track, the only glass block installation system with illumination capabilities. This system utilizes a uniquely extruded clear acrylic channeling ...

This beautiful bath-improvement project is dedicated to the millions of do-it-yourselfers who've always dreamed of building with glass block, but didn't have the foggiest idea of where to start.

Glass block is back in vogue for two reasons. The first: having glass block windows installed is a cost-effective way to beautify your home and add real designer flair. The second reason is that ...

Over the years, materials and aesthetics fall in and out of the design world's favor; there are few better examples of this than glass blocks. Once revered and used in architectural marvels the world ...

If you’ve been in Pittsburgh for more than a few hours, you’ve definitely seen them. They’re in basement, bathroom and kitchen windows, of course — odds are you have one in your house. But they also ...