The late Malvina Reynolds best expressed the modern image of stucco when she sang about “little boxes made of ticky-tacky”.  In the years ...

When I hear people say, “They sure don’t build houses like they used to,.”  I think to myself, “Yeah, and it's a good thing, too.” G...

A friend of mine is an expert plaster and drywall finisher with almost fifty years in the trade. Not long ago, he knocked himself out on a...

Typical late-Victorian "Eastlake" style door point to a construction date around 1890 There’s a little parlor trick I like...

After 30 years in architecture, I still hear the same tired old wives tales circulated about remodeling. It’s amazing how long it can take...

The Chinese are environmental cretins, right? It’s a common perception, one that our own moribund leaders are only too happy to encourage....

Having spent a fair amount of time in China over the past twenty years, and having witnessed its spectacular rise, I’ve always been puzzle...