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Lumber Prices Are Falling—Here's How You Can Save Money On Your Next DIY Project

If you have home projects to complete, now is the time.

5 Things You Should Know About Building A Home

Building a new home can be just as exciting as it is complex and stressful. If you properly plan out the project and try to avoid mistakes, you can ensure the house stays within your budget and desired timeline.

How Do I Know If I Can Trust a Contractor?

The key part to any remodel? How to hire a contractor. HouseLogic helps you find a good contractor and ensure your working relationship is productive.

She Warned the Grain Elevator Would Disrupt Sacred Black History. They Deleted Her Findings.

A whistleblower says a plan to build a grain elevator on an old plantation would disrupt important historic sites, including possibly unmarked graves of enslaved people, and that her cultural resource management firm tried to bury her findings.

What to Look for in a Contractor's Contract

10 basic ingredients for a contract will help pave the way to remodel happiness

Common Signs of Mold

Learn about the common signs of mold so that you can easily identify if you have mold in your home or business.

Seven Tips to Find a Reliable Contractor

by Katie Weismiller On April 30, 2014If a DIY renovation is not your style, no vendor is more important than a contractor you can trust to execute your design vision . National renovation experts share below the qualities every legitimate contractor should possess, and how to determine if a contractor is the best fit for your project. Follow this advice to find the pro who will transform your house into your dream home1. Ask for professional referralsIt may be…

9 Important Questions To Ask Yourself Before You Embark On A Renovation

If you're getting ready to renovate, or just thinking about a few possibilities, you've got some decisions to make. Some of them may be easy (like finally getting rid of that mustard yellow paint, perhaps). But some will require you to search within - and within your wallet!

8 Lessons on Renovating a House from Someone Who's Living It

So you think DIY remodeling is going to be fun? Here is one homeowner's list of what you may be getting yourself intoVictoria Elizabeth Barnes More than three years ago, my husband and I bought an 1890 Victorian disaster with the intention of re...

Cheap House Remodeling Ideas

Fixing up your home has two key advantages: It will improve your surroundings, and it will increase the value of your home. Improvements do not have to break the bank. Some of the most inexpensive ...

The 7 Worst Mistakes You Can Make While Renovating And How To Avoid Them

Everyone wants to renovate. And now more than ever, they want to do it themselves. According to Remodeling magazine, 'Big-ticket remodeling activity, already enjoying record economic conditions, is growing at its fastest pace in four years and should rise 5.1% this year alone.' Those numbers are based on Metrostudy's latest Residential Remodeling Index (RRI).

New Year's Resolutions for Home Remodeling and Repair

Thinking of doing home remodeling this year? Make these New Year's Resolutions for your home!

7 Unexpected Hidden Costs of Renovating Your Home

Consider these expenses before you start swinging the sledgehammer.

How to Know If You Should Renovate Your Home or Start from Scratch

Which Home Improvements Give The Best Payback?

Which Home Improvements Give the Best Payback? If you’re thinking about remodeling your kitchen, or finishing your basement, you probably want to get your investment back when you sell …

6 Important Safety Tips to Remember Before Starting a Home Remodeling Project

Follow these 6 important tips before starting a home remodeling project to keep your family safe.

Family First: Remodeling for an organized ohana

A family of four grows to five, prompting a second remodel for the storage and space each member needs.