SINCE THE 1950S, Nancy Bergman had been watching the wood shingles on her Concord ... Down came the old, thin shutters, replaced by composite louvered ones — also purchased from Home Depot.

Q: My son thought it would be cool to practice golf inside the house and, consequently, he broke one of the louvers on our wood shutters. I am an office worker without a lot of tools, so do I need ...