For small, simple projects, a do-it-yourself approach could work. For complicated, risky projects, call in a pro. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of ...

It’s natural to want to get a few bits and pieces done around your home, and you’ll even want to do it yourself. By getting a few things done, you can make your house feel more like a home. You can ...

Videos from the WPRI 12 archives show gas as low as a $1.49 back in the year of 2001, it was debated if gas would ever go over $2.00 a gallon.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Home improvements, especially the do-it-yourself kind, are really booming these days. Stuck at home, we are all noticing the jobs, big and small, that need to be done. But do ...

A new survey from real estate search site Trulia reveals that a surprisingly large percentage (27%) of renters do not want to own a home ever, and of the renters who are interested in homeownership, a ...

Ken Richmond is the general manager of the 59th Street location of the home-improvement company Home Depot. His expertise in home renovation began while working on his own home, and now he helps guide ...

Mira Kepler didn’t want to pay a contractor $10,000 to turn the smelly, mice-ridden chicken coop in her backyard into an office for her husband. So she checked out an electrical wiring manual from the ...

Home renovations are not for the faint of heart. Even the most well-planned projects can get thrown off by supply chain lags, building permit and approval delays — and contractor availability. Then ...

Inflation may turn all of us into followers of Bob Villa, the famous home improvement do-it-yourselfer. The persistent high cost of goods has everyone thinking about how they can tighten their belts.

Homes in the United States are older than at any point ever recorded and Americans are spending billions of dollars to improve them. According to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard ...