Q. We have a concrete patio at the rear of our house. It had a few cracks, which we patched. The patches are a different color than the concrete so we want to paint the patio. It has a grease stain ...

Reader Joan Smith says she stopped woodpecker attacks on the cedar siding of her house by hanging a 16-inch plastic owl with glass eyes at each corner of the house. The owls were suspended by wires ...

Dear Jerry: Our home is 10 years old. We have some weeping in the basement walls, in some spots when there is heavy rain. This occurs in three or four spots, not all the walls. During construction the ...