Mark repairs a retaining wall; Tom talks air compressors; Richard installs a gas dryer. Mark travels to San Diego to repair a crack in a concrete retaining wall with a stucco finish; Tom explains how ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Dear Pat: I am looking at houses to buy. I found one I like, but it has the synthetic stucco finish I heard is bad. What are the problems with this finish, and can it be removed and finished with real ...

Stucco is one of the most common topics we receive questions about at Rosie on the House. It is one of the most popular exterior home finishes in Arizona. To help us understand stucco’s applications ...

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 ...