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 ...

The biggest challenges of a do-it-yourself stucco job is mixing the stucco and getting it to the work location. To get professional results, the person applying the stucco needs to be fresh and ...

A fresh coat of paint can usually be counted on to brighten up a home exterior. But if it doesn't - even after a large expenditure of time and money - the reason might be that your house is stucco, ...

Q:My stucco house has never been painted, and from years of never being cleaned it is very dirty. I have had several power-wash companies look at the house. They have tried various chemicals and they ...

Dear Debbie: Our basement is a nightmare from another era – dark and depressing, with an ugly brick fireplace and cheap paneling on the walls. Is there any way to brighten up the bricks? I wondered ...

It’s fascinating how travel can teach new things and help put your daily life into perspective. Such has been the case with my recent five-day trip to the Rocky Mountains of Montana. For example, ...

Its a texture that you see on the outside of stucco like houses.<BR><BR>It looks like you basically just smear a thick joint compound or plaster around.<BR><BR>We have a lot of rustic Italian tile ...