In my experience as a contractor, I’ve always looked at the opportunity to work in someone else’s home as a huge honor. In ...

Whether the goal is to improve your home’s functionality or to boost its resale value, renovating the kitchen will help. But, unless you’re a highly-skilled DIYer, even a minor update calls for the ...

If you’re thinking of freshening up your home this year, the good news is that the shortages and delays of the past few years are mostly over. However, you can still run into problems. So the first ...

Daria is a freelance writer and editor based out of Charleston, SC, covering a range of topics including commerce, lifestyle, travel, and digital marketing. Her work has appeared in Southern Living ...

States set their own requirements here. Typically, contractors pass an exam to obtain a license from their state board and then take a certain number of continuing credits each year. These required ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who ...

Getting work done on your house can be a stressful experience for a lot of reasons. There’s the cost, of course. There’s the disruption—the dust and disorder, plus having people tramping loudly ...

You want to fix up your home – not find yourself in a fix. But home remodeling can sometimes be a bit of a nightmare if you don't hire the right person for the job. Dave Binkowski recently discovered ...

Last spring, Andrew Corwin decided it was time to rehab his backyard pool and patio. His long-time pool service contractor wasn’t working during COVID, but he recommended a different contractor. “He ...