Q: I have lived in my house for 25 years. Just in the past couple of years, some kind of mold or mildew has formed on the vinyl siding on the north side of the house. Why is this happening, and what ...

This is mold and mildew on siding. It happens on siding of all types, including vinyl, wood and fiber cement. (Tim Carter) Perspective by Tim Carter Q: My house is 25 years old. It’s covered with ...

Q. I have a vinyl-sided home. A handyman I hired to stain my deck and fire escape splattered it on the beige siding. It was a windy day. He rubbed off the spots with a graffiti remover. It got rid of ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q • The siding on one side of my house keeps turning black. I rinse it off, but it keeps reappearing. I think this might be mold.

Half of a home's siding covered with mold or algae - Picunique/Shutterstock Cleaning the exterior of your home is just as important as tidying the interior, but you don't need a power washer to tackle ...

Whether you want to change the color of your vinyl siding or it has seen better days, deciding whether to replace it or paint it is one of the most difficult decisions homeowners can be faced with.

This time of year, I am inundated with questions about how to clean algae from every conceivable outdoor surface. Let’s start with why algae thrives on our homes in the first place. Algae needs food ...

Spray the siding with a garden hose. Scrub with a soft-bristled brush to remove debris. Never use metal brushes or scrapers to clean vinyl siding. Vinyl is tough, but “it will scratch,” Dobson says.