On the easternmost edge of Long Island's South Fork, the weather is "unforgiving," said Montauk-based builder Jason Biondo. "The hot, the cold, the wind, the rain, the snow," detailed Biondo, who grew ...

One of the most “classically New England” architectural styles is the coastal colonial with cedar shake shingle siding. This iconic siding and roofing material gained popularity because of its ...

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If you want your home’s cedar siding to live up to its reputation for longevity and decay resistance, make sure it’s treated or stained properly and checked periodically. Left untreated, cedar shakes ...

(Valley Forge, Pa.) – March 6, 2009 - CertainTeed had added a new profile, Single 9-inch Staggered Rough-Split Shakes, to its Northwoods Vinyl Shakes Line. Northwoods is molded from real cedar shakes ...

Q: I’m building a new home, and I have to make a decision about the siding. I can afford wood shakes and love the look, but I am concerned about long-term maintenance. Vinyl siding seems to have so ...

Q. I’m going to be building a new home, and I have to make a decision about the siding. I can afford wood shakes and love the look, but I am concerned about long-term maintenance. Vinyl siding seems ...