This window has seen better days, but it’s not ready for the landfill yet. It would take only minimal skills to fix. (Tim Carter/TNS) Perspective by Tim Carter A fellow amateur radio operator sent me ...

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 ...

Q. My question is about a door frame with water damage. I have tried to repair it three times now, using “fake” wood in two instances and cement the last time. The new rotten wood is above and around ...

Q: Tim, the window frame on the back of my house is deteriorating. There is no gutter over this window, but rather, rain diverters up in the shingles. What's the best way to repair the damage and ...

Dear James: The wood frame windows in my vintage house are pretty deteriorated. I want to repair them, not replace them, to maintain its character. What repairs to them can I do myself? - Don H. Dear ...

The windows your grandparents never replaced are still outperforming modern ones.