Q. How can I match the stucco finish on my 80-year-old front porch? I tried using white Portland cement and buff sand, but as you can see in my photo, the results are atrocious. I added some dry ...

Q: My sprinklers have been spraying the side of my house for some time and the water has eaten away some of the stucco. What can I do? A: Water spraying out at high pressure can leave a beautiful arc ...

DEAR TIM: I purchased an older stucco home that’s never been painted. It’s got some cracks in the stucco. Most range in width from 1/4 to 3/8-inch wide. The cracks are not getting any bigger, and a ...

DEAR TIM: How can I match the stucco finish on my 80-year-old front porch? I tried using white Portland cement and buff sand, but as you can see in my photo, the results are atrocious. I added some ...

To clean your stucco, you can use an oxygen bleach solution and a scrub brush to get great results. You might want to add some liquid dish soap to the cleaning solution. The oxygen bleach will not ...

How do you paint stucco siding in Georgia so the finish lasts through heat, humidity, and storms? A HelloNation article provides detailed answers from Jeff Ecklund of Rhino Shield by Georgia Coatings, ...

Stucco homes stand out. Whether you’re just looking around the neighborhood or seriously shopping for a new home, you’ll notice these houses, with their attractively seamless walls and subtle colors.

The problem with exterior home design is there is only one kind of mistake: the one everyone sees. That’s what makes home-improvement decisions so nerve-wracking. Your taste — whether enviably good or ...