Q: I really love the look of those thick-slatted wood blinds. My house is an early 1950s ranch and amazingly has original unpainted wood trim around each window, which is also wood. I think the blinds ...

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 ...

With exterior trim sales on the rise, 2015 opened with another salvo from the major player in the fiber cement arena. Dublin, Ireland-based James Hardie Building Products released results of a study ...

You can update furniture, paint, and decor all you want — but some parts of a house quietly tell the truth about its age.

Quick: can you identify the fascia, soffit, and trim on a house? Glancing at the front of your home, you've likely noticed the contrasting trim pieces and accents that add to the architectural ...

Wood rot is a sibling to mold growth. Mold growth requires but three things: a food source, mold spores and water. Those ...

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 ...

The humble wood frame house doesn’t always get as much love as the iconic brownstone in Brooklyn, but that’s starting to change as preservation-minded owners restore them across the borough. Examples ...