Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter.Central Illinois homes with at least five bedrooms. Welcome to this private oasis on 10 acres of timber. This cedar log home has 5 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms. All of the interior walls are cedar as well! Each room has large windows to enjoy a beautiful

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us?Because too often people get it wrong.Experienced builders are plenty familiar with when to use cement, concrete, and mortar. But in the popular parlance, things get a bit confused—peo

This article was published more than 3 years agoQ: I’m about to undertake a complex project. I’ve got an older brick home that’s over 100 years old. There are places where the mortar needs attention. The bigger issue is a room addition we’ve got planned. Believe it or not, we located a bric

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Q: I live in one of the small brick houses built in South Arlington during the 1930s. There are several places on our westward-facing exterior wall where the plaster on the inside wall bubbles up. I've tried scraping, patching and repainting, but it always comes back. I think there may be water comi

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Editor's Note: The following originally appeared in the 2022 Fall Home magazine, which was included as a free insert in the Oct. 1, 2022 issue of your local newspaper. Read the magazine in its entirety  HERE  online.Subscribe to the Detroit Lakes Trib