Q: My 50-year-old townhouse has a problem: recurring nail pops that resist repair on either side of a central wall on the top floor. The nail pops are roughly at the house's centerline, front-to-rear.

Are you renting an apartment and trying to fix those nail holes in the drywall to get your deposit back? Did someone in your home accidentally put a hole in the wall? Whatever the case may be, whether ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Dear Mandee: Even after you try to fix the nail pops yourself with spackling compound and paint, the repaired spots will still be apparent. For this reason, it is extremely important to take steps ...