Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is the fence around your house or garden starting to get wobbly, lean, or even worse, already fallen? It's time to figure out what ...

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 ...

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 ...

We all know what happens when lumber stays wet for long periods of time in a poorly-ventilated area. The inside of the wood breaks down and turns to mush. The technical term is dry rot, and it's ...

Dry rot is not inevitable but it is common on many homes, apartments and other structures with wood siding and trim. The first key to avoiding dry rot is to select quality wood. But a second vital ...