Knowing the types of plumbing pipes in your home lets you take steps to prevent leaks, flooding, and potential health hazards.

Concrete has snuck out of the garage and is making its way inside your house, where its uses will surprise you and its durability will delight you.

Want to upgrade your deck but watching your budget? Here are 5 easy deck makeover ideas, many well under $300.

Choose the right bathroom flooring based on your priorities -- cost, kids, safety, and eco-friendliness.

Standby generators can add value to your home and safeguard your family by keeping power running in an emergency, but this always-on protection is expensive.

You'll need a pro for spray foam insulation, but you can DIY most other home insulation types for extra savings.

A house electrical service upgrade can be messy and expensive, but the cost to upgrade electrical service is necessary to protect the value of your home.

You’ve got the walls painted the perfect shade and the lighting is to your liking. Now you need the right floor to tie the room together.

When shopping for a fence, you need to consider everything from style to function to how much maintenance it’ll require.

Buying stock cabinets for your kitchen remodel can definitely save you money. Here are some tips to help you make the right buying decision.

Easy-to-afford solutions for your tools, sporting and seasonal gear (so you'll have room for your car, too).

An attic bedroom exploits roof space previously devoted to high school yearbooks and nesting sparrows. Reclaiming the space under your roof also avoids many zoning and easement concerns -- common chores when adding onto a house.

Find out how you can solve your patio problems!

For when you want to exercise your imagination, not just your legs.

Wallpaper works on doors, too, you know.

What’s the point of a Pinterest-perfect kitchen if it doesn't stay that way? Kitchen surfaces, especially countertops, need to be able to take hit after hit.

Absolutely stunning! No. 4 is a water-resisting showstopper.

Gutter repairs for sagging and leaking rain gutters is a simple task that can be tackled in a day.

Keep your clothes washer and dryer running efficiently and reliably with this simple maintenance routine.

You CAN keep pipes from freezing, and avoid the costly damage that goes with.