I’m about to renovate my apartment – 2 of the rooms have a stucco coating on all of the walls and ceiling which I want to get to a smooth surface. I’ve heard various solutions to this from sanding to ...

For Teresa McCubbin, it started with the kitchen. She’d enlisted venerable Wine Country designer and artist Randolph Johnson to re-do what to many is the heart and soul of a home. But after getting an ...

Dear Pat: I am looking at houses to buy. I found one I like, but it has the synthetic stucco finish I heard is bad. What are the problems with this finish, and can it be removed and finished with real ...

Question: We just found a house to buy, but it has a synthetic stucco exterior. What are some of the typical problems with this and can we strip it off an apply real stucco? Answer: There have been ...