Q:I had an engineer check my house for earthquake retrofitting. He pointed out that there is no plywood behind the stucco siding. His suggestion was to remove the wallboard from the interior, apply ...

Q:We have a ranch home in the Bay Area and over the years we've replaced some of the exterior siding with plywood. When we did this work, waterproof paper was installed beneath the plywood. The ...

Your home is one of your biggest investments.These are some ways you can protect your home during a storm.BUILDING AND INSTALLING PLYWOOD SHUTTERSWhat you will need: • Tape measure • Pencil • Drill • ...

Dear Jerry: Our house is newly built in Webster-Penfield in 2016. The basement cinder block walls have dimple board on the outside that is somehow tied in with the French drain — whatever that is. The ...