DEAR TIM: I live in a house with a concrete block foundation. I think the outside of the block has decorative stucco on it because the exterior of the block is not smooth. Some of the exterior is ...

QUESTION: My home has a cinderblock foundation, and I would like to stucco the outside surface. How do I prepare the surface? What tools and materials are required, and how do I apply the stucco?

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 ...

Dear Pat: We have done some landscaping near the house over the years, and now quite a lot of the block foundation is exposed. It looks bad. What can I apply over it to make it look nicer? -- Jen F.