Q: I have a beautiful old, stained wooden front door that is in good condition. I have tried to refinish it twice, but the glossy finish does not hold up. How should I finish it next time so it lasts?

Q: The exterior side of our front door looks like it’s spotted with mildew. I asked two house painters if they could fix it but they were not interested. What should we do? A: A front door should ...

Having a wooden door, whether on the inside or outside the house gives it a rustic feel. However, wood, especially when used for external doors, tends to be more susceptible to adverse weather, among ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 70th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...