Today ’s houses are filled with components that weren’t so common years ago. They make your home more efficient and less work. You can’t ignore them entirely, though. So, as you plan your chores and projects for the coming year, here are some to keep in mind. Limestone/marble

Lean times call for budgetary triage. But while you should clearly opt for orthodontics before Disneyland, the choice is tougher when it comes to home maintenance.

Lean times call for budgetary triage. But while you should clearly opt for orthodontics before Disneyland, the choice is tougher when it comes to home maintenance.

Lean times call for budgetary triage. Find out which projects you need to tackle first.

In a recent column, a newly minted Jersey Shore homeowner asked for help making his damp abode drier. He said he'd been told that building code mandated that the vapor barrier be up against the floor over the crawl space, but the two-year solid oak flooring was beginning to curl because of moisture.

Jack and Jill Victoria had watched all the home improvement TV shows, so the newlyweds felt confident they'd know the perfect house when they saw it.

Q: A recent news story showed people shoveling snow off their roofs. We came from a warmer climate, and I'm not used to a lot of snow. Is this something I should plan on doing this winter?

Builders try to keep moisture problems at bay by using construction methods designed for it.

Thibaut expands its offering of textile wall coverings in Grasscloth Resource 2, a collection of natural palms, bamboo, grasses and paper weaves awash in natural hues with edgy metallic highlights. And in "Practical Guide to Home Inspection," celebrity home inspector Jeffrey I. Charloff gives you useful information to help determine the condition of your existing home or the home you're looking ...

Don't wait for nice weather to fix up your house.

There were plenty of tears and hugs on the set of American talk show "Anderson" when Paul Gullackson was reunited with the Atkin family.

Rental income helps offset mortgage payments.

Paul Gullackson doesn't believe he did anything special by diving into the water to help rescue a Texas family following a plane crash in the Caribbean Sea.

Rising tennis star Bernard Tomic had an Australia Day to forget yesterday when he was involved with a stand-off with police on the Gold Coast after committing alleged traffic infringements.

Residents of Kings Hill subdivision in Pigeon Forge are one step closer to a FEMA buyout this week. Homeowner applications will be submitted Thursday morning containing detailed information about flooding history.

THE OWNER of a Kilkenny nursing home who is accused of reckless abandonment of residents and theft of money from clients has been managing a nursing home in Melbourne, Australia.

There is perhaps no greater fear in potential home buyers than meth contamination.

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Homebuyers benefit from a new home inspection product when bidding on homes in the GTA(PRWEB) January 24, 2012 Carson Dunlop announced today the launch of their new Pre-Offer Home Inspection to help clients buying a home with multiple offers. This new product provides buyers with a comprehensive inspection before submitting their competitive bid. This gives them the knowledge and confidence to ...

Donnie Shevlin could barely squeeze through the small hole in the floor that accessed a crawl space in a Smithton house last week. It was cold, dark and dirty down there, but he emerged with a smile.