Salvage experts are rushing to save handmade tiles from fireplaces that survived the Eaton fire before they are demolished.

Each one is unique. Fireclay Tile uses recycled materials to make clay kitchen and bath tiles. The clay is made from a mixture of fireclay, alumina, silica, and various frits. Then it's extruded ...

During urban Hong Kong’s formative decades, the poorest homes – as in other parts of the world – had earthen floors. These were constantly swept and gradually pounded down by decades of the ...

However, restoration work carried out a decade ago found around 280 clay tiles that had survived from the time the hall was originally built, meaning its top roofs at least were covered with tiles ...