Reducing maintenance with new siding and windows
August 6th, 2014 | by Henri
Q. You have written that we should take the cedar shakes off before re-siding. Would it be more insulated if
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Cleaning and re-treating cedar clapboards
July 25th, 2014 | by Henri
Q. The cedar clapboards on our house were installed about 23 years ago. A year or two after they were
Synthetic stucco causes problems if improperly installed
July 16th, 2014 | by Henri
Q. I plan on moving to North Carolina from New Jersey. There is a house that I am interested in
Getting best value when replacing siding and roofing
July 10th, 2014 | by Henri
Q. I am soon having my split-level house re-roofed, while also installing new siding and gutters. The enclosed picture shows
Re-siding a house with either aluminum or vinyl
June 12th, 2014 | by Henri
Q. My wife and I plan to re-side our 50-year-old house. It currently has wooden shakes and we are considering
Vinyl siding that looks like cedar shakes
January 13th, 2014 | by Henri
Q. I have what I hope is a simple question. My wife and I will be re-siding our 15-year-old cape
Removing mildew from cedar siding
December 24th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. We have been using an Olympic stain on our cedar siding for about 15 years but not in the
Installing vinyl siding over Masonite
November 28th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. I’m going to have vinyl windows and vinyl siding installed on my thirty-five-year-old ranch home. The Craneboard siding I’m
Carpenter bees and woodpeckers are destroying eaves
November 10th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. Carpenter bees are destroying the eaves on the west side of my house. And, now, a woodpecker is adding
Removing mildew from vinyl siding
November 4th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. I need to know if I can get mildew off of my white vinyl siding. We are pressure-washing it
Cleaning soot from aluminum siding
September 18th, 2013 | by Henri
Q. We had a pellet stove installed in our basement two seasons ago. When the stove is running, the soot
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