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 ...

Wood is some incredible stuff. It literally grows from the ground and it’s durable, attractive, and easy to cut and shape—no wonder 90% of new houses are still framed at least partially using wood.

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

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 ...

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 Composite Wood composite (also known as engineered wood) siding, made with scrap wood and a resin binder, creates a natural wood appearance at a lower cost than wood. Unlike wood, composite wood ...

A FOURTH edition of the brochure on “Dry Rot in Wood” has been issued from the Forest Products Research, Laboratories, under the auspices of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Bull.

Lauren has six years of experience writing and editing home improvement content. She covered lifestyle, DIY, design and cleaning at The Spruce for five years and contributed home improvement pieces to ...