Creating defensible space and using hard-to-ignite building materials improve a home’s odds of surviving a conflagration, ...

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While it’s not a danger in and of itself, efflorescence can be linked to excess moisture, mold growth, or poor drainage.

HIGH PERFORMANCE CEMENT FastSet Stucco Mix is a fast-setting, polymer-modified fiber-reinforced cement-based stucco designed for use as the scratch and/or brown coat in a 3- coat stucco ...

Located at the end of a cul-de-sac, it takes full advantage of its large yard bordered by mature trees to provide privacy.

Conceived as a series of vertical volumes and low walls, the addition transforms the backyard into an outdoor room, while its interior extends the horizontal existing house into the vertically ...

Years before the L.A. fires, Orchard Hills faced a fire of its own — and came out mostly unscathed due to a long ...

Near the ground of the home still standing, there was a tiny overhang where the walls met the concrete foundation. Sometimes the underside of that lip is exposed wood, which is vulnerable to fire. In ...

And if the wall is solid concrete — common in basements — there won’t be any studs. Scroll down to read more about these variations.) The C.H. Hanson stud finder makes it especially easy to ...

Air vents constructed at Annie Barbour’s former home in Santa Rosa on Jan. 23, 2025. (Gina Castro/KQED) Moving down, the walls of a home can also be built using stucco, concrete fiber board siding, or ...