It's easy to confuse termite damage and wood rot. Both result in deteriorating wood and can be devastating to a home. However, termite damage and wood rot have entirely different causes, so their ...

Is the fence around your house or garden starting to get wobbly, lean, or even worse, already fallen? It's time to figure out what's going on and do some repairs. Before calling a fence contractor, do ...

Do you have wood rot happening at your home? It’s a very common problem, and it’s getting worse each year, in my opinion, because new lumber is more susceptible to rot, and many tradespeople are not ...

Q. It seems like we're constantly repairing things here at my home. The latest project involves numerous places on the inside and outside of our home where wood is rotting. My carpentry skills are ...

Q. My question is about a door frame with water damage. I have tried to repair it three times now, using “fake” wood in two instances and cement the last time. The new rotten wood is above and around ...

Q: When our dog was a puppy, she chewed the wood by the French doors leading to our deck. As time went on, it got progressively worse. Now a piece of the wood has fallen out and the area around it ...

Our wet El Nino winter has eased our water shortage and made everything green, but in the process, moisture may have found some weak spots in your home. That’s where Public Enemy #1 is waiting — dry ...

We brothers grew up in our grandmother’s house, a turn-of-the-20th-century home with double-hung wood windows. Every time a sash rope broke, it was our responsibility to make the repair. If you have ...