Home Remodeling News

Even with the downturn in the real estate market, Americans are expected to spend more than $170 billion remodeling their homes in 2008.

It always happens. Just when you think you've put all the essentials into your kitchen, you watch a home remodeling show and spot a few new must-haves. Trish Russell, owner of Bella Cucina Cabinetry in ...

The green building movement has finally grown up. No longer relegated to Mother Earth News, NPR, hippies, and people living in geodesic domes, many 'mainstream' builders now make green practices standard.

PIERMONT - A home improvement contractor and landscaper has been charged with forcing an 18-year-old day worker to engage in oral sex, village police said today.

Many people are still cleaning up from Tropical Storm Fay and beginning to do repairs to their home that it left behind.

Many of you may know of Construction Lots. They sell home improvement stuff and they often have products that are discontinued or overstocked which means some really good deals.

Three police departments have signed criminal complaints against Brian P. Keefe, an Ocean County home improvement contractor who uses the name BPK Quality Builders.

MANITOWOC - How do you get a group of men to see a doctor? Bring in racecar driver Jerry Price and his souped-up 2008 Corvette convertible, retrofitted to run on five different fuels.

Five years after two huge home-improvement chains announced plans for new stores on Route 9, Home Depot is nearing completion and Lowe's could start construction in the spring, said Building Inspector Timothy ...

The tightly scheduled "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" project in Geneva has fallen behind schedule.

Washington Post WASHINGTON -- When it comes to your home, every new light fixture, appliance and even the kitchen sink can become a gut-wrenching investment decision.

Although tempted to put it off till the weather gets chilly, I've learned the hard way that getting someone to come out and fix a broken water heater or balky furnace in the middle of freezing cold temperatures ...

When you're remodeling your home, safety equipment probably doesn't stoke the fires of your enthusiasm the way that fresh lumber and paint do.

If a proposal to redo your driveway or fix your house cheaply is too good to be true, it probably is, a Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Department official says.

Thinking of remodeling? You are not alone. The majority of money spent by homeowners on home upkeep goes toward improvement projects versus maintenance and repairs.

Kevin and Amy Brewer decided the best way to beat Saturday's scorching afternoon heat was to take their three children and get out of the house.

Police, consumer advocates and the home builders association advise home owners to wait before committing to a "good deal." Fairfield Police spokesman Lt.

It was one of those warm humid nights with air as thick as dog's breath... Profile Where I Live: nob hill ...after all I grew up in Soho Just a guy trying to singlehandedly remodel a house while working a more ...

When you are doing a remodeling job on a home you must always be thinking about safety.

In this Feb. 25, 2008 file photo, Wiley Walker, right, checks out contractors buying supplies at a Lowe's home improvement store in Matthews, N.C. Lowe's Cos.