I have a cement block house in Baja, with no insulation. Winter temps range from the 30a at night to the 60a during the day. The house stays very cold all day. How do I insulate it?

We're replacing our rotted landscape timber retaining walls and not sure where to start. There are two tiers and they are only about 30 inches high and even lower in other areas. The top tier is only about 26 inches tall. It is a fairly long wall though, about 42 feet. Should we remove the...

What can be use to cover the interior room that's a painted cinder block wall?? Could bead board be used? I just want a fresh look other than looking at all those blocks! Nothing but cinder block in the entire house with skim cover over most rooms, but the last addition wasn't skim with...

We have recently had more rain than usual and have had water coming in one the bedrooms in our basement. The walls are cement block, (not our choice but common in this dry climate) and there is paneling on the interior. We will be removing the paneling to see exactly where the leak is coming...