A crack in a plaster wall can look intimidating, and even be a cause for concern. While the sudden appearance of a crack in a previously pristine wall should always be approached with caution, they ...

Dear James: I have an old house with plaster walls and many cracks that need to be repaired. How can I fix these so they stay fixed and are invisible? — Julianne T. Dear Julianne: Many older houses ...

But cracks can happen for many reasons, and the solutions run the gamut from major reconstruction to simple DIY fixes. Which cracks are worth fixing?

Question: We moved in to a new walkout basement home two years ago, and I'm noticing a crack in the front basement wall. The crack is in the center of the wall from top to bottom. I then found a ...

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 ...

Concrete cracks. That’s a fact of construction life that has been with the human race since it began building with concrete three millenia ago. The problem spurred the Romans to develop and ...