This section covers many important exterior home repair topics. Get information and how-to guidance on gutters, siding, painting, roofing, and more.
The exterior material of your house, whether siding (framed construction) or masonry (brick veneer construction) needs care and maintenance to ensure its beauty and functional integrity. Your house has many options for its siding material such as vinyl siding, wood siding, cement fiber siding, aluminum siding and brick veneer being some of the most common.
This tutorial describes various exterior causes of a wet basement or foundation. Not all basement waterproofing is required as a solution to a wet basement. Many times the cause of the problem is right at the corner of your house. Read on to learn how.
Describes how to measure a cubic foot and cubic yard of concrete and how surface area is affected by depth of the concrete slab.
Common home exterior, deck and yard maintenance tutorials.
Describes technique for repairing screen in a wood frame.
Describes technique for repairing screen in a metal frame
New national phone number, 811 was established by the FCC to help protect consumers and our underground utility infrastructure.
Step by step tutorial on how to replace or patch a damaged section of vinyl siding.
Overview of how to use a vinyl siding removal hand tool commonly known as a zip tool.
Describes various siding materials for the home including vinyl, aluminum, cement fiber, wood
Fall checklist for getting your home ready for winter
Tutorial describes the top 10 most common paint problems found around the home, their cause and how to fix them.
This is a handy checklist for seasonal inspection for your home including roofing.
The most important step in painting your home does not involve a paintbrush but rather paint scraping tools. Learn how to prepare your home's exterior surface for painting.
Tutorials and tips on paint, painting, brush usage and more.
Brick replacement can be done by a homeowner under certain conditions. Learn when a brick can be replaced and how to do it yourself.
Maintaining mortar joints in a brick wall is essential to keep water out of the wall and prevent brick failure. Learn how to maintain the mortar joints in a brick wall with a technique called tuckpointing.
This tutorial guides you through the proper way to clean gutters and downspouts with some helpful hints along the way.
This detailed technical brief includes describes how to identify and treat exterior paint problems on historic homes, and was prepared under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 by the United States Park Service.
Vinyl siding is a popular exterior home material with a love-hate relationship among many homeowners. In this article About.com Architecture Guide Jackie Craven discusses what you need to know about this siding material including durability and maintenance.
