There’ s a very good chance you own something made of wood that’ s exposed to the weather. It might be a fence, a deck, a ...

The vagaries of the coastal climate also demand that certain materials be used. Redwood, for instance, doesn't work as either siding or decking. The house is covered with 1-by-4 inch vertical cedar ...

Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is a wonderful evergreen species, with mature trees commonly reaching 300 feet high and 12 feet in diameter. (Giant sequoia is even larger and is a different species.) ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Q: My mother has a house with redwood siding in western Pennsylvania. It seems a woodpecker has started putting numerous, rather large holes in the siding, going clear through to the insulation.