Cracks in plaster walls are a common problem in many homes, especially older buildings or houses that have experienced ...

There are two kinds of cracks in old lath and plaster walls. Both can be repaired, but one is a much more serious problem. By Ronda Kaysen Q: Our Gramercy co-op was built in 1929. The thick plaster ...

My husband and I recently purchased our first apartment in a prewar building. There were minor cracks in the plaster walls when we purchased the apartment, but the inspector didn’t seem to think they ...

Q: Just off the side door in my house are the stairs that go down to the basement. The ceiling overhead is sloped where the underside of the stairs to the upstairs go. The house was built almost a ...

For 170 years the Old State Capitol has looked out on the Mississippi River from its high perch, taking in stride the war, fire and political debate that came its way. But, as anyone who owns an old ...