When it comes to siding for new construction or an exterior facelift, you’ll find quite an array of materials from which to choose. Each material has its own advantages and drawbacks. Here’s a look at ...

Q: I live in a two-story house that has T-111 plywood siding. As you know, this siding has a vertical groove every 8 inches. Across this siding I have a 2-by-12-inch board. My question is, should I ...

Q:We have a ranch home in the Bay Area and over the years we've replaced some of the exterior siding with plywood. When we did this work, waterproof paper was installed beneath the plywood. The ...

Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of professional experience as a writer and editor. She's previously worked at sites like Talking Points Memo, Insider, Delish, Angi and ...

The siding you choose for your home has to look good — that’s a given. But it also has to protect it from the elements, and ...

Jeff Nichols has made a career reproducing the original siding and fence panels so treasured by Eichler home purists. This month, he will move his two companies — Eichler Siding and Vintage Plywood ...

Two weeks ago, I began a series of columns on specific problems that are common in houses of certain eras. So far, we’ve considered houses built from the later 1890s to the 1940s and those built ...