If you are looking for a way to work out your frustrations, boy do I have a job for you. It also helps if you are looking for a backache and blisters as a bonus. This job involves the simplest of ...

When divers surfaced from the cold waters of a Polish lake earlier this year cradling a carved wooden face, they were holding ...

One of the benefits of using old-fashioned wooden beams is their all-weather durability. They can withstand humidity and water better than particle boards and other synthetic materials, which crumble ...

In an orange dumpster one recent Sunday morning, between old bricks and trash bags, Heather Olsen struck gold: rustic wood beams that once held the floor of a 100-year-old house. A nurse, mother of ...

WORCESTER - Recycling isn’t just for paper, glass and containers. For Holden native Marc Poirier, beams, siding and other parts of buildings targeted for demolition or renovation are the perfect ...

Q: I’m considering building a wood mantel for my fireplace and a few matching furniture pieces to go with it. I’ve been very impressed with photos of salvaged wood in remodel projects, but I don’t ...

Quadrangle Architects mix old wood tech with new high tech. In much of North America, cities are full of post-and-beam structures with mill decking floors. They are beloved by startups and bicycling ...

A pipe leak at our house made a patch of hardwood floor in the kitchen buckle and turn black. I suspect it was a leak, but have no way of knowing for sure because it happened long before we bought the ...