As any do-it-yourself-er knows, there can be immense satisfaction and pride in completing a home-improvement project—and the quickest, easiest way to experience those feelings of accomplishment just ...

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 ...

Over Labor Day weekend, I went to the local home improvement store and bought a 5-gallon bucket of good-quality paint specifically designed for painting masonry. This weekend, I'm trying to finish ...