Does your home have a covered front porch? Every house I’ve owned, except for the one I live in now (which I did not build), has had one. The first two homes I lived in had magnificent covered front ...

I’ve got water leaking and infiltrating the underside of my front porch. My house is about 10 years old. The porch has a roof over it with a decent overhang, but the floor system is regular wood ...

David Quinn has an eye for architectural details. As a designer and photographer, he notices the materials, patterns and flourishes that make a house visually appealing. These details are what drew ...

BAY CITY, MI --Steve Ingersoll is looking to the future. But in order to do that, Ingersoll is taking a look to the past. “Bay City has a very unique signature,” he said. “The main attribute is its ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Q. This week: The open front porch on my 1930's era home needs maintenance nearly every year. The wood flooring has paint on it, which peels up and bubbles, probably because snow sits on it during the ...