I own a diner where decorative concrete block forms the lower part of the exterior walls. At the front of my building a wing wall extends away from the building. Some of the solid concrete blocks are ...

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 ...

Q: 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 isn’t smooth. Some of the exterior is crumbling, ...

Q. When there is heavy rain, moisture seeps through the concrete-block walls of my basement. Will waterproofing paint stop this? A. Waterproofing paint will often stop or reduce seepage through ...

Q. An elderly friend of mine has some steps to her basement that have no handrail. I told her I'd put one up, but the walls alongside the steps are made of cement blocks. The steps themselves are also ...