Help your projects stand up to the elements with this roundup of naturally rot-resistant woods. Chemical vs. Natural Rot ...

A beautiful deck is a nice play to enjoy your yard. Cedar is a great choice and Mike Holmes of HGTV has a good way to save on ...

Cutting down trees is often part of homestead life, but too often much of the tree isn’t used, just discarded or burned in open piles. There’s a lot of carbon, nutrients, and solar energy locked up in ...

While it’s common knowledge that cedar chips deter moths from munching on your sweaters and other wool items in summer storage, cedar is also useful in deterring other pests both inside and outside.

In her eight years as a content writer and researcher, Alison has published more than 450 home improvement articles and has delved into nearly every topic, including solar, moving and landscaping. In ...

The inherent fragrance of cedar tree wood and its ability to repel insects make it a preferred choice for equipping wardrobes and closets. Nevertheless, the plethora of cedar products available in the ...

Dear James: Our bedroom has a cedar closet, but the scent is almost gone, and I plan to build a second cedar closet. How can I restore the scent, and do you have any tips for the new one? — Melanie F.

The six winners of the Western Red Cedar Architectural Design Awards are presented here. The competition demonstrated the architects’ abilities to express innovative structural techniques and surfaces ...

Two Cedar Rapids privately owned lumber companies have been merged under new ownership. Marty Hoeger, a customer of Ogden and Adams, a 113-year-old business at 144 32nd Street Dr. SE, for about 20 ...