When to Use Reclaimed Material on Home Improvement Projects

Whether you’re looking to update a bathroom, replace a door or even redo your kitchen countertop, homeowners have a slew of options when it comes to reuse building materials. 

Construction boom helps WPAFB Medical Center redo

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — A $90 million renovation of Wright-Patterson Medical Center will cost the government $25 million less than the Air Force budgeted for the project in stimulus dollars, officials said.A highly competitive construction market has led to intense competition for work, said William T. Butt Jr., president of Butt Construction Co. in Dayton, a chief contractor on the ...

Home remodeling: Do it for comfort, not profit

The home remodeling business in St. Louis is still wallowing in a slump. But perhaps not for long.

Is Your Paint Project Worth $5,000? Enter the FrogTape(R) Earn Your Stripes Contest to Find Out

AVON, OH-- - Whether it's the kitchen, the bedroom, a man cave or a nursery, homeowners are incorporating extra style and a dose of design savvy into every room of the house -- and most often, they're ...

Home Flaws a Wise Buyer Should Ignore

NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- As homeowners, many of us learn to live with out-of-date wallpaper, "tired" kitchen cabinets or balky appliances. These and other flaws sit on the to-do list until money, spare time and inclination are just right, and then we fix them and wonder why we didn't do it sooner. But as homebuyers, many of us, save a few diehard do-it-yourselfers, turn into perfectionists ...