Danny Lipford: Anytime you have wood outside—whether it’s a set of steps like this, or a wood deck, or a walkway—sooner or later it’s going to get dirty and that means it’s going to get slick and ...
The stairs to our aboveground pool are splintery and loose. I want to replace them, but is there anything I should be worried about?—JOE R., LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA Roy: Anyone with a little carpentry ...
When you’re dead asleep and someone in your family sneaks downstairs for a late-night snack, the loud groan of a stair is jarring and annoying. Squeaky stairs are caused by wear and tear on the wooden ...