Between drifting snow and big storms that hit the house sideways, even covered porches take a beating. The hardest hit are traditional, solid surface, tongue-and-groove floors without gaps for ...

A covered porch floor is more durable than those open to the elements. Floors exposed to moisture will expand in place, leading to wood rot if not addressed. To make an exposed porch more weather ...

Q: We live in a row house. Every time it rains, our porch floor grows a hump. The rest of the porch is in good condition. I tried using primer to seal the ends of the boards, to no avail. Any ...

Your front porch is like the cover of a book — it's what people notice first. Sure, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover (or a house by its front porch), but it's natural to form first impressions ...

Q. Our 90 year old house has a front porch that is falling apart. It looks like the stones that are holding up the front posts are tipping to the side or sinking downward, pulling the porch floor and ...