QUESTION: My home has a cinderblock foundation, and I would like to stucco the outside surface. How do I prepare the surface? What tools and materials are required, and how do I apply the stucco?

Privacy, safety, security—these are only a few of the reasons that homeowners build solid, durable garden walls. Although it's immensely satisfying to construct one ...

Q: I have a mess at my home that is driving me crazy. My 3-foot-tall concrete block foundation was coated years ago with a thin coat of cement stucco. There are countless cracks in the stucco coating ...