If you want your home’s cedar siding to live up to its reputation for longevity and decay resistance, make sure it’s treated or stained properly and checked periodically. Left untreated, cedar shakes ...

Generally seen on exteriors, the charred wood surfaces also have appeal for interiors. The Japanese Shou Sugi Ban art of charring wood as a preserving and finishing technique is more than three ...

Dear Jerry: My dad spoke of you often and now I’m asking you for advice. My home is cedar-sided, built in 1990. At that time we did not stain. We applied Cuprinol and linseed oil; this was done three ...

Dear Jerry: I had my 1965-built cedar-shingle house painted last summer. (I've only lived in the house for 11 years). Within a couple of months the east side of the house started to bubble. The ...