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 ...

The foundation walls of many Northeastern Ohio homes built between 1915 and 1950 were constructed using structural clay (tile) blocks. These blocks are usually a reddish-brown color, and are quite a ...

I live at the end of a cul-de-sac and there is a wall dividing me from my neighbour’s house, which is in a completely different housing estate. About 25 years ago, this housing estate was built and, ...