Q. It’s no surprise, but after this past year of record snows and rain, we are having continuing moisture problems in the cinder-block partial basement of our 1970s-era ranch home. We used to get ...

DEAR TIM: I live in a house with a concrete block foundation. I think the outside of the block has decorative stucco on it because the exterior of the block is not smooth. Some of the exterior is ...

Portland cement on its own, when mixed with sand, will create a repair material that can last hundreds of years. I prepare the concrete block by removing all loose material. Brush the block with a ...