Q. I have a 124-year-old house with clapboard siding, and the paint is starting to peel. One contractor says I should strip and paint when the time comes. He also said I shouldn’t replace the siding ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Clapboard siding is prevalent all over Staten Island. According to the website HomeSteady.com, clapboard houses first appeared in America in colonial New England. It became ...
When applying clapboards as exterior siding to your home, it's a good idea to prime both sides of the clapboards before installation. By treating the backside of the clapboards, the cut ends, and the ...
Q. I so much enjoy reading your column in the Burlington Free Press each Saturday. My question for you is about the correct way to redo the siding on our house. Our house is a Garrison colonial style ...
Dear Jerry: We recently had trees cut down that were too close to the house. Now I'm noticing that the wood clapboards on the exterior siding on the front of the house are curling up and the nails are ...
Q: A question about my siding, on a 100-year-old house with wood clapboards on the first floor, shingles on second: I have been here six years and it's time to paint. I notice that whoever painted ...