It's not that easy keeping your home renovation from becoming a disaster. They always come with their fair share of unpredictable challenges, and no one knows this better than home improvement ...

Q: I recently tried to patch a crack in the stucco on a freestanding block wall that separates my yard from a neighbor’s yard. I scraped off the damaged area and then put on a patch of textured stucco ...

Q: I was trying to install an outside light and accidentally drilled a hole in the wrong place on the smooth stucco exterior finish of my house. So now I have a 1-1/2-inch diameter hole to fill. What ...

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 ...