Sigh, termites are back in our house. The house we purchased has a history of termites. The last owner really let it go and there is at least two replacement beams in the basement and new columns ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 17th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

Q. How important is it to repair plaster before repainting? Our ceilings have peeling paint that we’re pretty sure was caused by past water damage. Since the water problem is no longer an issue, can ...

Ah, demolition. The joyous sound of cracking lath and crashing plaster. The delightful groans of old framing giving way. The crisp rip of old carpet coming off the floor. The cheerful sound of ...

Right now, in the late middle of my demolition, the dust is everywhere. Plaster dust is probably the worst of all the dusts, because it's so fine and has almost no weight, which means it hangs in the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Plaster specialists Ffion and Steven Blench were recently restoring the decorative plasterwork of General ...