PFEIFFER: Woodpeckers can dent your gutters and aluminum siding, but they're unlikely to do as much damage to metal as they can to wood siding. At my house, my metal chimney cap seems fine.

A few weeks ago, at about 6:45 in the morning, I was at home, waiting to talk live on the air with Morning Edition host Michel Martin about a story I'd done, when I suddenly heard a loud metallic ...

While sustainably-grown wood can be an economical and eco-friendly building material, its relatively low tensile strength limits its potential applications. That could soon change, however ...

Connolly Weber / @connolly_weber From the Architect: "The design of this cabin is based on a grid with approximately ...

In particular, some sites are quite explicit that metal/wood junctions should not be caulked ... such as on a gable end of a house or shed. In these cases, the flashing is bent into a Z shape ...

Most houses and tower blocks are made from concrete ... Materials - What something is made from. This could be wood, metal, plastic or glass. Metal – Metal can be mined from the Earth or recycled.