Retaining walls need a drainage system to prevent water from causing structural and soil health issues. Weep holes spaced every four feet will suffice for shorter walls, but taller walls also need a ...

I don’t know of a living person that looks forward to an expensive service call. Your AC may quit on the hottest day, your ...

The most at-risk pipes are those outdoors or along uninsulated exterior walls, plus pipes in crawlspaces, basements, attics, ...

Late autumn is rough on drains. Leaves and twigs choke outside gullies while kitchen sinks send a steady stream of fat, oil, and tiny food scraps toward cold pipes. Add a week of heavy rain and ...

The homes that fare best in changing conditions are those that receive consistent attention long before issues arise.

Dealing with subjects such as our online existence, the housing crisis, and interior lives, these artists have emerged almost ...

A few hours before this column was to run Friday morning, I received an email. Charlie Brown, the man with whom I’d spent Wednesday afternoon in the ...

Violations marked as priority contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction in the hazards associated with ...

At least a handful of towers have sunk as much as two to three times more than expected, the Miami Herald found in a months-long analysis of dozens of engineering reports covering nearly every ...

When you go into people's homes for a living, you probably see lots of crazy stuff. Never mind the dirty countertops or ...

Violations marked as priority contribute directly to the elimination, prevention or reduction in the hazards associated with ...

Labour is facing full-scale civil war today after MPs vowed to torch the government's new bid to stop the Channel boats. Dozens of backbenchers look set to try to block Shabana Mahmood's plans despite ...