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 ...

Another minor home touchup thread.<br><br>I need to talk about best practices for caulking this time (shut up, I know there is an awful theme here with all the threads involving my new home... just ...

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Q: There’s a lot of contradictory advice on the internet about caulking. In particular, some sites are quite explicit that metal/wood junctions should not be caulked. I have a door-sized window where ...