Q: Our home, built in 1993, has four wooden columns leading up to a portico. We are in the process of having them painted but found that wood in at least two of the columns is rotted. We do not know ...

Many older homes are graced by columns supporting a porch roof. As they suffer the effects of age and weather, these columns may need repair or replacement. Sometimes, you'll only need to replace the ...

Architect Tim Olson, from Bensonwood homes in Walpole, has a problem. He and a friend have screwed together the first few pieces of a design project, called the Coopered Column, backwards. “We’re ...