Q: A sliding door on my fourth-floor roof deck is rotting at the bottom. Can I replace the rotten wood without replacing the entire door set? If so, how would I go about doing this? Arlington, Va. A: ...

Q: We recently moved into an interior rowhouse. Although we have plenty of windows in the side alley, as well as the front bay and transom windows, I am still desperate for more light. I would like to ...

Q When I bought my house I inherited a precast concrete shed that needed the door and frame replaced. I was warned by the carpenter who fitted it that the ledge-and-brace door would need trimming as ...

Left untreated, rot can weaken the shed’s structure, damage anything stored inside — from tools to garden furniture — and ...