Q: I have some rot on the flat trim boards next to my windows, doors and all around my house. Some of the rot is severe and some is minor. The wooden boards seem to be glued together with funny ...

Q. I have some rot happening on the flat trim boards next to my windows, doors and all around my house. Some of the rot is severe and some is minor. The wooden boards appear to be glued together with ...

Q: My 18-year-old, two-story house has exterior stucco that is in good shape. But the doors and windows are trimmed in rough-sawn, painted 1-by- 4s, some of which have begun to rot. Not only is the ...

Banking on consumers' growing appetite for low-maintenance products, Milwaukee-based cellular PVC extruder Gossen Corp. has launched a new exterior trim board. The line, called Select Trimboard, can ...

Wood rot is a sibling to mold growth. Mold growth requires but three things: a food source, mold spores and water. Those three things are almost always available in and outside your home.

Dear Jerry: I have read your column in the Democrat and Chronicle for years and was wondering if I could get your thoughts on vinyl versus aluminum versus wood replacement trim. The house was built in ...

When most people buy a house, they tend to focus on the here and now — what it looks like and all the good times they will have living there. To the extent that they think about resale at all, the ...

A new coat of paint is all it takes to kick up your home's curb appeal from drab to fab. In fact, just painting the front door, window trim, and shutters can make an immediate difference and it only ...

The same goes for exterior trim. Semi-gloss paint gives you a smoother surface than lower-sheen finishes and has a degree of shine, providing a visual contrast. “Semi-gloss finishes are usually easy ...