Q Is it worthwhile sealing a crack on the outside of my house foundation? The basement is finished so I can only get to the outside. I’ve seen your video about a carbon fibre system for concrete crack ...

First, I read and enjoy your advice every Saturday in the D&C. I apologize because I know you just wrote about basement walls and the wear they took this winter with the cold weather, but I can't seem ...

I noticed that I have a crack running down my cinder block basement wall. Most of the cracks follow the joints of the blocks except for one, which split one block in half. I temporarily sealed couple ...

Foundation problems are probably the biggest structural concern for any homeowner or potential buyer, so it’s no surprise that we tend to get a little panicky about seeing cracks in basement walls.

ST. LOUIS -- Many homeowners are seeing the impact of the drought with cracked walls in the basement, forcing thousands of dollars in repair bills that insurance generally doesn't cover. The St. Louis ...

In the last couple of articles we have been discussing what I see and what you see when looking at the same area or item in a house. We have referred to this as “double vision.” In the past articles, ...

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 ...

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