The inspiration for this column came to me one Sunday morning as I was greeting people at our church, where my wife and I are ushers. In between people dashing through the door to avoid the drops of ...

It's easy to confuse termite damage and wood rot. Both result in deteriorating wood and can be devastating to a home. However, termite damage and wood rot have entirely different causes, so their ...

Hours before I began to write this column, I was backing my car into a parking spot at church. Just ahead of me was an older garage on the church campus that was being remodeled. New vinyl siding is ...

If you want to stop your outdoor wood furniture from succumbing to rot, follow these expert tips. Your wooden chairs and ...

Do you have wood rot happening at your home? It’s a very common problem, and it’s getting worse each year, in my opinion, because new lumber is more susceptible to rot, and many tradespeople are not ...

Wood rot has been on the rise for quite some time when it comes to wood trim on homes. There are several reasons for this, such as poor building practices, but a major cause has to do with the wood ...

Rot and warped floors rarely start where you can see them. They usually begin in the crawlspace, with one everyday habit that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black Mold vs. Wood Rot The differences between black mold and wood rot may seem minimal at first glance. Both occur on wood ...

There is an older garage on my church’s property that is being remodeled. New vinyl siding has been installed, and my guess is all of the trim is going to be wrapped in prepainted aluminum coil stock.

Ed, my golf league partner, asked me a few days ago if there was a product to fix some wood rot he had discovered at his home. You may be battling wood rot, too. In your case, it might be interior ...

Termite damage is due to insects, while wood rot is caused by fungus or water. Knowing the difference between termite damage and wood rot is vital to preventing and treating them. It's easy to confuse ...