DEAR TIM: I live in a very common home here in Florida. Most are built from concrete block. Twenty years ago, a room was added to the home and the rear exterior concrete block wall became an interior ...

Q: I've been researching foundation types for both new homes and room additions. I've narrowed it down to either poured concrete or concrete block. Many websites say poured concrete is better than ...

Dear Jerry: I read your columns weekly and enjoy them, but your recent series on wet or damp basements made me want to contact you. Weekly on the radio I hear about this problem and the answer is the ...

I own a diner where decorative concrete block forms the lower part of the exterior walls. At the front of my building a wing wall extends away from the building. Some of the solid concrete blocks are ...

Q: My house was built in the '40s and has a cinder-block foundation. On the inside, it has paint that's peeling. Some of the blocks are crumbling, but the problem is not deep, less than an inch. In ...

I'm finishing my basement into a dedicated home theater and I have two questions:<BR><BR>1) Can I attach drywall directly to cinder-block or concrete? In my stairwell leading into the basement I don't ...

Spend enough time roaming one of Las Vegas’ vintage neighborhoods with Realtor Jack LeVine and you’ll start seeing geometric patterns everywhere. They’re in the wrought-iron columns that hold up ...