Reader Alden Smith of Wayne, Pa., offers some words of wisdom on deck care and maintenance: “My cedar-plank deck is 19 years old and is in very good condition. Each year, I apply Olympic semi ...

"Weathered" implies wood that hasn't had paint on it for some time and has oxidized and turned gray in the elements. The gray color indicates wood fibers that are now weakened.

Painting outdoor wood furniture and features isn't for everyone, and that's okay. Thankfully, there's a smarter alternative ...

When painting a home with a wood exterior, it’s not unusual to find areas that are worn and weathered. In extreme cases, the entire house may be weather-beaten. Sometimes, a home is this way ...

Weathered wood can refer just as well to the exterior of a dilapidated old house or a wooden structure just completed awaiting painting. In fact, from a painting perspective, any type of bare wood ...

Question: I live in a log cabin. The inside walls are rough cedar boards that run horizontally. The ceilings in our bedroom go up to a pitch of about 10 feet. There are beams with cedar boards in b… ...

For decades, the professional paint preparation protocol was to prime unpainted wood with oil-based primer and then topcoat it with at least two coats of latex paint.