Exterior Siding and Trimwork

by Scott Lee

For good results with this rotproof material, you have to understand how it moves by Rick Arnold

Ridgid's Fuego 5-in fiber-cement saw (R3400) features a unique dust-collection system by Mike Guertin

by Tim Leahy

by Martin Holladay

Clean lines and durable details depend on careful framing and a systematic installation sequence by John Spier

This flashing method might seem excessive until that first big driving rain by Mike Guertin

Inside these Pacific Northwest lumber mills, modern equipment and century-old saws share the spotlight

For a 25-year warranty on your siding, don't hire a painter. Instead, hire a factory.

If you don’t include housewrap, use a sill pan, and flash the flanges, the work is far from watertight. by Rob Moody

Factory finishes for wood and fiber cement offer countless color choices and a paint job guaranteed for up to 25 years by John Ross

A simple layout tool aligns siding with window and door trim, and helps you to finish where you started by Lynn S. Hayward

Doing everything to ensure a leakproof job? If you don’t include the housewrap, use a sill pan, and flash the flanges, the work is far from watertight. by Rob Moody

When a train station's 120-year-old roof brackets decay, a carpenter braces the roof and constructs a detailed template to guide the restoration  by Brian Campbell