Q: You recently told a homeowner that colored plaster could be applied using a brush to decorate slump block, instead of trying to paint these blocks. Is this something a homeowner could do by himself ...

QUESTION: I have a slump block home in Tucson that was built in the 1970s and has very little insulation in the walls. It gets really hot in the afternoon. By 3 p.m. in the summer, I have to go ...