When it comes to wear and tear, few components of the home have more rigorous requirements than exterior doors.

Though no home-wiring solution has established itself as the clear industry leader, most new construction is using Cat-5 and RG-6 in a “home run” or “star” configuration, with all the wiring radiating out from a central hub to service individual rooms....

Thanks to the deregulation of electric utilities, which helped open the market for alternative energy sources, more consumers are taking advantage of photovoltaics (panels made of silicon that convert sunlight to electricity) to provide electric to hom...

A good safety program can save money and lives.

People love lists - it’s why magazines do so many of them. Top 10, Best of, Most Beautiful, etc. I always read a list by looking for the people and companies I already know, hoping to discover something new about them or to snort in disbelief at how th...

Expectations for remodeling sales in the next six months are low, according to the 1,500 remodelers surveyed for the NAHB’s Remodeling Market Index.

The 25-year mark is when homes tend to pass from the “it would be nice to remodel” stage to the “must remodel” phase

People love lists - it’s why magazines do so many of them. Top 10, Best of, Most Beautiful, etc. I always read a list by looking for the people and companies I already know, hoping to discover something new about them or to snort in disbelief at how th...

When the National Association of Realtors announced that existing single-family home sales had dropped 11.7% in September, a shudder ran throughout the remodeling industry.

Just because design/build remodeling has become a lot more common doesn’t mean it’s an easy business model to follow.