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 ...

The painting of cedar shingles column last week elicited several replies. Here are two: Dear Jerry: I have a Cape Cod built 1947, cedar shingles; I like the look. The original paint and all the coats ...

Q–We recently purchased a 20-year-old house with cedar siding. When the house was new this siding was treated with wood preservative, then painted with latex paint. The paint has now weathered away in ...

Q: We are negotiating to buy a house with cedar siding. It has a fairly new paint job, but the paint is peeling badly. What's the best way to remove the peeling paint? The siding appears to be in good ...

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 ...

Vinyl siding can be painted with the right type of paint, but consider whether it might be more beneficial in the long term to simply replace it.

Q: We had aluminum siding removed in late spring 2021 and found most of the wood siding underneath was good. We replaced some and had the house painted. But the paint is already peeling — mostly on ...

Vinyl siding is a wildly popular exterior covering for a home for good reason: It's inexpensive and durable, often coming with a lifetime warranty. So, it lasts and lasts … and lasts. Does this mean ...

Thinking about refreshing your home and wondering can you paint vinyl siding, the answer is yes! Most homes with an exterior of vinyl siding can use a refresh, and sometimes new siding can exceed the ...