Dealing with a stubborn ceiling crack for years can be frustrating, especially when it stems from an old bathroom leak upstairs. This helpful tutorial demonstrates a permanent fix by removing the old ...

I have a confession to make: I hate doing drywall (and, I'm not that great working with joint compound). Luckily, my old house is mostly lathe and plaster, which presents a whole other set of ...

Dear James: I just moved into an older house, and a lot of the drywall tape is coming loose and needs retaping. Why did it come loose, and how should I replace it? — Randall N. Dear Randall: It is not ...

Dear James: The drywall tape is coming loose on the walls and in the corners, so I pulled it off. What is the correct method to retape the corners so that it stays on longer? —Pamela D. Dear Pamela: ...