Q: We have windows (three crank-open windows and one picture window) that have rotted sills on the outside. Do we have to replace the whole window, or can we just replace the outside sill? The picture ...

Q: My house was built in 1953. It was a ranch, until we enlarged it in 1996 to a Colonial. I just noticed that the sill in my original picture window has started to rot and the sills in the upstairs ...

Q: Our house turns 100 this year. We have some dry rot on the exterior of the wooden window frames and windowsill. Does one dig it out and fill with a special concrete? What are the options and what ...

Q. Tim, the window frame on the back of my house is deteriorating. If you look at the photos I sent, you’ll see there’s no gutter over this window but rather rain diverters up in the shingles. What’s ...

Wood anywhere in your home is vulnerable to decay in the form of either wet or dry rot (both of which are actually fungal infestation). A rotten wooden door, floorboard, section of trim, window sill, ...

Q: I have an 1870 double Cape with balloon framing (where the studs go from basement to roofline). I removed the fascia boards covering the sill on the outside of the north side, and found that I ...

Depending on its condition, a wooden window sill could be a nice place for carpenter ants to hang (especially if the wood outside has started to rot). The ants bore into the wood to make their nests.

Many of us have to deal with mould, especially during the winter when cold and wet weather brings damp and condensation into ...

Apparently, if you believe Peter Kushkowski of Portland, Conn., I goofed pinpointing the source of rusting of a heating register next to a reader’s toilet. From my experience, the obvious cause is not ...