Blogs - Page 439 of 559Blogs - Page 439 of 559

After a pause during the housing slowdown, the average size of new single-family houses is climbing again to reach a record in the second quarter of the year. Prices also…

New rules would mean lower exposure for people who work with concrete, fiber cement, or other masonry products.

Higher mortgage rates are being blamed for a drop in the number of newly signed contracts to purchase a house.

A builder with a background in conventional construction changes gears to build with insulating concrete forms. His net-zero-energy houses have very low rates of air infiltration.

Would you like to spend a week working alongside talented restoration carpenters to reconstruct a piece of history?

Construction of single-family homes is down by 2.2% for the month, but multifamily projects show a sharp gain.

Energy-saving retrofits don't get much easier than this. Because the old can stays put, you can convert a fixture in minutes.

The only regret I have in my full house remodel was believing a Smart House was going to make my life better.

Building or remodeling a home can stress couples to the breaking point. On a scale of 1 to 10, with the highest number equating to the death of a child,…

Furnituremaker and remodeler Michael Fitzpatrick shows how he built a car port to match his 19th century home using engineered lumber, decorative moldings, and heat-bent PVC arches