Q. We have a 30-something-year-old house with untreated fir vertical siding. We’ve lived here for nearly 20 years, and in the course of that time, we have practically rebuilt the whole house ...

Here is a helpful tip if you are thinking of staining some cedar shingles. To protect new shingles, apply a penetrating stain. Stain soaks in and protects the wood from the weather, and it won't ...

Oil-based primer is better, though, if you’re dealing with a lot of weathered wood or if the siding has a lot of tannin and hasn’t been painted or has tannin stains that seeped through the ...

Dear Ms. Lank: Does cedar siding add to the value of a home at resale or is today's market more interested in "carefree"? Our 1986-built home has cedar siding. We bought it in 2001. We have stained… ...