Phenolic Veneer is a sheet of real wood veneer of any given species with a phenolic backer. The following are six facts about phenolic-backed veneer. 1. A phenolic back is basically a plastic resin ...

Do you follow trends in design, building, clothes and so forth? You probably realize that the motive force behind these changing trends is to pry hard-earned money from your wallet or savings account.

The preferred way to apply flexible wood veneer is with a vacuum press or a cold or hot press with yellow or white glue. That said, when a press is unavailable a good quality contact cement will do ...

This post was originally published in 2012. This is an updated version of that post. Stone siding might be the most problematic siding that we come across as home inspectors. This stuff is failing ...

No Section Rampant Installation Problems with Stone Siding While newer stucco installations are done quite well, the folks installing masonry veneer seem to have a lot of catching up to do on proper ...