The vagaries of the coastal climate also demand that certain materials be used. Redwood, for instance, doesn't work as either siding or decking. The house is covered with 1-by-4 inch vertical cedar ...

Q. My home is about 22 years old and is partly sided with redwood shiplap siding. When it was new, the siding was coated with an oil stain, probably four coats. The wood darkens with time and we have ...

Q. I'm about to build a new deck and really love the look and feel of real wood. I've got my eye on redwood decking and wonder if it's really all it's cracked up to be. Are there any special ...

Most people would have sent the wood to a landfill. But for sustainable builder Steve Pallrand, founder and principal designer of the L.A. firm Carbon Shack Design, the dilapidated barn’s redwood ...

Q: I’m planning to build a new deck and really love the look and feel of real wood. All the composite decking materials try to mimic wood, so there must be a reason for that. I’m considering redwood ...

For those of you playing along at home, Buena Vista means “good view” in Spanish, and this house has that in spades – inside and out. The exterior of the home is comprised of two volumes which are ...

The storied Pacific Lumber Co. will begin a new history as the Humboldt Redwood Co. today, after decades of troubled times and a dramatic rescue by a competitor. The Mendocino Redwood Co. has taken ...

Q: I recently read your column about the redwood cabins. Can you tell me if the interior of my redwood gutters should be sealed with some kind of preservative? The house is in the inner Mission in San ...

Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is a wonderful evergreen species, with mature trees commonly reaching 300 feet high and 12 feet in diameter. (Giant sequoia is even larger and is a different species.) ...