One of the first things any new homeowner discovers is that a house is basically entropy in building form. From the moment a house is born, it’s dying—eaten by termites, digested by rot, eventually ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -If uneven concrete either outside or inside your home is causing floors to sink, drainage issues, or any safety hazards, spring is a smart time to get it fixed. Adam Ellis with ...

Owning property comes with a long list of responsibilities — some predictable, others less obvious until they land squarely on your doorstep. Sidewalk maintenance is one of those obligations that ...

(via Vox) Cement accounts for 8 percent of our global carbon emissions. It’s also an incredibly difficult material to do without: It’s the glue that holds together the rock, sand, and water in ...

This week Con Ed re-poured 3 squares of cement on the sidewalk which they had torn up in front of my house in the course of some work. Con Ed’s contractor did that unannounced and left a wooden bridge ...

The complaints arose after Dana Kassel, the executive director of the Downtown Somerville Alliance, presented the budget for ...