DEAR TIM: My relatives want to repair failing decorative iron columns and short, stubby brick pillars that are part of a front porch on a home that’s about 100 years old. A giant section of the house ...

Whether you live in an apartment, condo or single-family house, you want to know that your dwelling is safe — not just in a safe neighborhood, but physically sound, too. Structural problems with your ...

Manufactured by CMC Steel Products of Rockwall, Texas, SmartBeam castellated beams are an alternative to traditional steel I-beams for roof and floor structures. The beams are manufactured using a ...

My husband and I are waiting on planning permission to renovate a house. Our budget is very tight, but we're happy to forgo items such as wardrobes/stove and get very basic items such as a kitchen to ...

Over the past 50 years, high-rise construction had gone through several approaches. In the 1960s, tall buildings were braced around their perimeters, but developers and tenants objected to obstructed ...