Q: I bought a house in Paradise (Butte County) that had been neglected. Please help me with a gutter problem. It seems the gutters were attached directly to the ends of the roof rafters. There is no ...

Q: I have a redwood patio overhang about 16 by 16 feet. The 2-by-8 rafters are attached to the roof of my house and extend to where they rest on a beam held up by three posts. I needed to replace the ...

I purchased a piece of property that has a 150-year-old garage in bad shape. It’s got a dirt floor. The roof is shot. It leaked so badly that in some places the wood roof sheathing is completely ...

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 ...

Q: I purchased a piece of property that has a 150-year-old garage in bad shape. The roof sheathing is completely missing, but the rafters aren’t rotted. I wonder whether I should tear it down and ...

ONE of East Lancashire's 'jewels' is in need of repair work to tackle dry rot and wet rot issues. Grade I listed Towneley Hall in Burnley, which has served as a backdrop for BBC2's Antique Masters, ...