The exterior of your home faces a ceaseless barrage of threats from the hot sun, strong winds, precipitation in all its forms, and the bitter winter cold. As such, your house siding must be strong and ...

A well-kept exterior can make a home look more inviting. Homeowners whose houses are looking a little drab may be considering updating their home with new stucco or siding—but what is the best type of ...

Your roof would leak like a sieve if you installed the shingles backward. Imagine if the top edge of a lower shingle sat ...

Rainwater leaking from a gutter ends up behind siding and causes a wall to rot. At some point in the past, an owner had vinyl siding installed over old siding. The extra thickness of the vinyl siding ...

After 10 years in print journalism, Nick transitioned to the home improvement space. He has specialized in maintenance, mortgages, home warranties, moving, car shipping, home security and more for 7 ...

Vinyl siding is one of the most affordable siding choices, which may be why it’s the most popular. Consumer Reports recently conducted its first siding test in more than a decade. They looked at 14 ...

Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

Q The underground sprinkling system of our new home sprayed on two windows and the siding. There are no yellow or orange iron deposits, just white water spots. What can I use to clean them? — J.R., ...

A common exterior that numerous houses have is siding. To clean this section, many people use a power washer. While popular, there are some siding materials that can't handle this cleaning pressure, ...

Q: My two-story house has stucco on the bottom and sheets of fiberboard siding on top. Lately, the sheets of siding have been pulling away from the seams where nails are holding them in place. Could ...