The first thing to go was the old stained carpeting. “I ripped up the carpet, and there was red oak and pine flooring hiding ...

The question: I'm interested in redoing my carpeted stairs with one of those oak tread/riser kits available at home-supply stores. Are they a good option? I can't afford to have hardwood installed.

No doubt about it, paint is definitely a pesky substance. We get more letters about paint than about any other subject. Most of them are questions about how to keep paint on; but recently a reader in ...