And places with the highest interest may run into conflict with local lawmakers who have safety concerns, recalling four years ago, when Hurricane Ida caused flooding that killed 11 people in illegal ...

New York City homeowners can now apply to add basement, attic, and backyard cottage apartments to their existing properties ...

New York City homeowners can now apply to build backyard, basement or attic apartments on their properties — a milestone in ...

Acceptable types of ADUs under new city rules include basement apartments, attic apartments in one-family homes, and backyard ...

Adding a basement bathroom is one of the best DIY projects for increasing home value. With just $7k spent on materials, this project added $40k in equity, proving how sweat equity can make a massive ...

A Cambridge couple is watching their new home fall apart and become potentially dangerous, and they can’t get repairs done by the builder, who is a Sherburne County commissioner.

There are a handful of things that should never be stored in a basement for safety purposes. But plenty of seemingly harmless ...

We have drainage problems and a damp basement in our house. When we select a lot for our new house, what potential drainage issues should we ...

Planning ahead is another benefit of customizing a floor plan. The HelloNation article explains that couples nearing ...

BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (WJAR) — Burrillville police said Friday that a man who fell through the floor at a construction site has died. Police said a 64-year-old Robert Leech, of North Smithfield, was ...

The reason for the concentration of alarms in or near sleeping areas is obvious: Fires may have a chance to spread before a ...

For decades, building new meant building bigger. Down came the bungalows and ranch homes and up went the sprawling McMansions ...