Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...

A London homeowner says her insurance company has been little help nearly five months after a destructive storm caused her backyard tree to fall onto her house, putting a hole in the roof.

The recent record-setting storm may have moved on, but some of us are still dealing with water damage from a leaky roof. You’re not the only one with buckets still out while the sun is shining. Here’s ...

This story, headlined "From blue tarps to debris removal, layers of contractors drive up the cost of recovery, critics say," was originally published Dec. 29, 2005. It is being republished for the ...