A home warranty isn't intended to cover routine home maintenance or home improvement. A good contractor is hard to find— and when you do find one, their schedules may be booked for months out. As the ...

Home renovation projects like remodeling a kitchen, adding a new deck, or transforming your living space to an open floor plan – are big investments. If you’ve got the vision for your construction ...

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Summer months are approaching, and the last thing you want is for the air conditioning to stop working in the middle of a sweltering day. Good HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) ...

Updating your home can be one of the best investments you ever make, provided you hire a reliable contractor. The Burke Company — which renovated this property and has been working on Dallas homes for ...

A contractor’s registration with the state provides you the homeowner with a form of insurance for the job. If the quality of ...

For many homeowners, the hardest part of a renovation project isn’t the work itself — it’s finding and vetting a reliable general contractor to do the job. Although you may be a hardcore DIYer, you’ll ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff who overcame resistance to reshape the Roman Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at 88. by Herb Weisbaum, NW Newsradio TOPICS: The key to any ...

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PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Executive Director of the Home Builders Association of West Florida, David Peaden, says the most common mistake homeowners make while searching for a contractor is rushing the ...

There’s nothing more basic than the shelter a roof provides. Fortunately, roofs are quite durable and will protect you from the elements for a long time before needing replacement. But eventually, ...