Quiet in operation, simple to maintain, and largely affordable, reel lawn mowers can be smart options for yard maintenance. Since they only take up about a third of the storage room needed by ...

Nothing feels quite as nice as the cozy glow of a warm fire on a blustery winter’s day. While wood-burning models are the age-old standard, most of today’s new fireplaces are fueled by gas ...

Beautiful marble flooring started its journey into our homes as limestone. Millions of years of metamorphosis—intense heat and pressure—produced a dense variegated stone that can be polished ...

A flooded basement is one of the most dreaded home maintenance problems. Seeing standing water in the basement, whether it’s an inch or a foot, can bring on a sinking feeling coupled with ...

At first, the idea of ventilating an attic seems a little counterintuitive: You insulate your home to reduce temperature fluctuations and save on utility bills, but you also need to allow fresh ...

Average Americans are flushing money down the drain. Oh, maybe not literally money—but most US homes still have one or more older models that waste a phenomenal amount of water compared to today ...

Q: My basement is dry but still smells musty. What’s causing the odor and how do I get rid of it? A: Does the basement kind of smell like a wet dog? Yep, we know what you mean. Let’s dig into ...

Q: I’ve just moved into my first home, and I’ve suddenly realized how much I took for granted about home safety and security when I lived with my family. I am thrilled to be out on my own, and ...

Mold is a living, growing organism that can appear as green, gray, or white patches on carpet and can add a strong musty odor to a room. It can lead to chronic allergies, asthma, and even bronchitis.

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Privacy, safety, security—these are only a few of the reasons that homeowners build solid, durable garden walls. Although it’s immensely satisfying to construct ...

Few architectural structures and details survive centuries of passing trends and technological advances in the way that transom windows have. This style of window, which rests on the horizontal ...