Damaged wood trim is a common problem, but there are ways to tackle the issue. As expert Bob Beacham tells us, repairing it is easier than you think.

The house was built in 1978 and the trim boards are beginning to rot so will not hold stain. We will be getting vinyl soffits and fascia and the contractor will wrap window trim with aluminum.

He has seen owners of a large, 12-year-old brick house in the $1.3 million price range spend $15,000 to $20,000 to replace the rotted wood exterior trim with “nearly foolproof” plastic trim to ...

Using a garden hose, rinse off the trim and let it dry for at least two days before beginning to paint. Inspect it again. The aggressive washing will most likely loosen a few more spots.

A single-family wooden house in a rapidly gentrifying stretch of Bedford Stuyvesant has survived for nearly 150 years, ... mantels, picture rails, a wood-fired stove, and frothy white trim.

The house has wood windows with 2 1/4-inch colonial molding throughout (including baseboards). It is stained a medium oak. I'm ready for change, but I'm at a loss as to what to do.

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 ...