Q: 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 isn’t smooth. Some of the exterior is crumbling, ...

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Dear Jerry: My husband and I purchased our split-level home about 11 years ago. The exterior portion of the cement wall on the lower level was painted white on two sides of the house. My husband ...

Q: My house was built in the '40s and has a cinder-block foundation. On the inside, it has paint that's peeling. Some of the blocks are crumbling, but the problem is not deep, less than an inch. In ...