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

Q: How can I repair cracks in my home’s stucco siding? A: If the cracks are no more than about 3/8-inch wide, you can seal them with a high-quality acrylic-latex caulk, sold at many home centers and ...

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 ...

Q: The stucco exterior of my 100-year-old house is cracked in several places. How should it be fixed? A: Because it’s not unusual for stucco to develop cracks, repair isn’t always necessary. It ...

Q–We have a stucco house that was built in 1931. Now, moisture appears to be leaking through a crack in the stucco. We would like to know how to dry the walls before repainting and what we can do to ...

Q: When a downspout was replaced on my home, a small amount of stucco was torn away from the building. The plumber duct-taped plastic sheeting to the area as temporary protection. I'd like to repair ...

Although stucco on the outside of a house normally lasts many years, eventually it develops cracks and loose or bulging sections, especially if faulty caulking or other minor defects allow water to ...

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 ...

Question: When we removed an old fan, we left a hole in my stucco home that needs patching. What kind of backer board is used to close the hole? I assume the stucco sticks to it and all is well. How ...