Years ago, when I lived in Southern California, I worked with an extremely responsible project manager I’ll call Rocco. Rocco was reliable to the point of neurosis. Accountable to a fault, he was a ...

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As it turns out, 45 percent of millennials don’t see anything wrong with flaking – which explains why they do it so often, according to new research. A new survey of 2,000 Americans examined just how ...

A flaking and cracked concrete driveway in front of a rundown house. - Billy F Blume Jr/Shutterstock Seeing the surface of your concrete driveway start to chip or peel away is frustrating, especially ...

Hot take (noun): A quickly produced, strongly worded and often deliberately provocative or sensational opinion or reaction (Merriam Webster). In the age of social media, where anyone can put anything ...

The bricks in the front of my home have been flaking off. This is a southwest-facing wall. Can you tell me why this is happening? Is there a way to repair the brick? What can I do to stop further ...

DEAR TIM: The brick in the front of my home has been flaking off. This is a southwest-facing wall. Can you tell me why this is happening? Is there a way to repair the brick? What can I do to stop any ...