When Stanley Asrael bought his Silver Spring home in 1962, the Tudor-style house with a soaring 20-foot beamed ceiling in the ...

Moroccan stucco is an age-old technique that has survived for centuries. This type of plaster, known for its elegant finish, adorns mosques, homes, and riads. However, some fear it could soon vanish.

The best way to hang heavy artwork on a wall built with studs — whether the studs are covered with stucco, plaster, drywall or wood paneling — is with screws that bite directly into the studs.

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It's not just the architectural details. Even the walls talk. Few appreciate this more than Joe Faust, a plaster and stucco contractor who makes a living installing new plaster walls inside and ...

Once a definitive feature of Spanish and Mediterranean architecture, stucco is now used in houses across the country. Stucco’s farfetched resilience and refined application techniques make it an ...