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 late Malvina Reynolds best expressed the modern image of stucco when she sang about “little boxes made of ticky-tacky.” In the years since World War II, the mention of stucco has usually prompted ...

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 ...

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 ...