The painting of cedar shingles column last week elicited several replies. Here are two: Dear Jerry: I have a Cape Cod built 1947, cedar shingles; I like the look. The original paint and all the coats ...

Q: We are negotiating to buy a house with cedar siding. It has a fairly new paint job, but the paint is peeling badly. What's the best way to remove the peeling paint? The siding appears to be in good ...

Q: We had aluminum siding removed in late spring 2021 and found most of the wood siding underneath was good. We replaced some and had the house painted. But the paint is already peeling — mostly on ...