DEAR TIM: How can I match the stucco finish on my 80-year-old front porch? I tried using white Portland cement and buff sand, but as you can see in my photo, the results are atrocious. I added some ...

Q: I purchased an older stucco home that has never been painted. The stucco has some cracks ranging from a quarter-inch to three-eighths-inch wide. What is the best way to repair them? A: Your project ...

To clean your stucco, you can use an oxygen bleach solution and a scrub brush to get great results. You might want to add some liquid dish soap to the cleaning solution. The oxygen bleach will not ...

Every day, I receive quite a few emails via the Ask Tim page on askthebuilder.com. A common question, believe it or not, is how to add color to concrete. It makes sense. A lot of people dislike the ...

Q: I need to replace a cracked-off section of my concrete driveway. My primary concern is that I want the color and texture of the new patch to match as closely as possible to the existing driveway.

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 ...

People frequently write me to ask how to add color to concrete. This question makes sense. Many people dislike concrete’s typical drab gray color. So they ask me about painting garage floors, steps, ...

To the average person the word concrete often invokes the idea of cold, sterile, and grey. It isn’t hard to see why. Typically the concrete one encounters tends to be utilitarian material for ...

Q. How can I match the stucco finish on my 80-year-old front porch? I tried using white Portland cement and buff sand, but as you can see in my photo, the results are atrocious. I added some dry ...