Patches made with traditional patching materials must be primed with a sealing-type primer before painting. Otherwise, the patched areas could show foggy spots throughout the finished paint job. But ...

Q Our plaster ceilings are cracked in a couple of places in different rooms of our house. What does that mean, and how do we fix it? AWell, it probably doesn’t mean much. Plaster is brittle, and what ...

Spackling is a generic term used to describe patching compounds typically made from gypsum plaster and adhesive. There are so many variations on the Muralo Company’s trademarked product “Spackle” on ...

Holes happen, especially in drywall. Sometimes they happen on purpose and sometimes by accident. You hang a painting or a photo on the wall and then decide to relocate it. You’ve now got a drywall ...

Flexible, ready-to-apply acrylic putty for concrete repair Available in a one-quart pail Used to repair overlays, stairs, wall joints, driveways and smaller non-structural cracks and spalling less ...

Q: I’m a renter planning to move. How do I patch the walls so I get my deposit back? Can I really use toothpaste? A: Yes, toothpaste plugs holes in walls, as long as the holes are tiny and you use ...