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A growing number of Americans are facing a calamity that comes, literally, from within the walls of their homes. It's estimated that as many as 60,000 houses nationwide, primarily in Southern states ...

If you're working on a home extension, garage conversion, or just remodeling a small basement, you will be using drywall. That's inevitably going to expose you to dust. It's not unusual to see people ...

Drywall is common and ubiquitous in commercial and residential buildings today. Many of us barely think about it until we have to repair a hole smashed in it. However, drywall has not been around ...

Drywall cracks are pretty common, and while they don't look great, they are often nothing to worry about. Houses settle over time. As a result, hairline cracks appear. The majority of US houses and ...

Join us as we completely transform the drywall in our flip house, showing the process from start to finish. Learn tips and ...

WUHAN, CHINA, AND LOS ANGELES — The final years of the U.S. housing boom and a disastrous series of Gulf Coast hurricanes created a golden opportunity for Chinese drywall manufacturers. With domestic ...

When winter months hit hard, ice dams can be a big problem for homeowners. These thick layers of ice form along the edges of roofs and trap melting snow. The water can back up under shingles and find ...

Soon after Danie Beck and her husband bought their two-story town house west of Miami in the summer of 2006, she thought an animal had died somewhere behind the walls. The strong sulfurous odor ...