We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Damaged concrete can lead to several problems beyond just an ...

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’m thinking of buying a dilapidated old frame house in the country. It has a stone foundation that seems to me to be too close to the ground. Are stone foundations adequate and strong? Is it ...

A former senior local government official has been asked to head a panel of experts looking into why concrete blocks used in buildings in Co Donegal and Co Mayo have, in some instances, been ...