The Property Brothers know a thing or two about updating homes on a budget. Check out their suggestion for covering a popcorn ...

MILWAUKEE — It’s almost a reflex now when John Tesensky walks into a building. “The first thing I do,” he said, “is look up.” When you’re running a company that makes decorative ceiling tiles ...

Q Am I right that when sections of plaster break away from the lath, an accepted repair technique is to roughly fill in those gaps with drywall and then drywall over the whole wall or ceiling? — M.H., ...

Dear James: One room has recurring cracks in the plaster ceiling. Instead of more repairs, is it wise to add a dropped tile ceiling to use it as a home theater? — Gary K. Dear Gary: Once cracks start ...

MILWAUKEE — It’s almost a reflex now when John Tesensky walks into a building. “The first thing I do,” he said, “is look up.” When you’re running a company that makes decorative ceiling tiles ...