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It’s time to rethink the way we build American homes, before climate change forces us to,” writes M.S. in Construction ...

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This, my friends, is the Half-Way House Restaurant in North Chesterfield, Virginia. It’s not just a restaurant; it’s a living, breathing piece of American history that happens to serve some of the ...

Shiplap is a type of wooden board often used in interior design, especially for walls. The boards are traditionally fitted ...

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This appealing home close to the church in the centre of the pretty village of Ledsham, has open views to the rear.

Banter makes the most of its historic building with a fireplace at 19 S. Second St. in downtown Wilmington.

Some insurers may be more willing to cover houses if the owners try to reduce wildfire risks, say insurance experts.

California leaders have promised that the post-fire rebuilding process will be speedy ... For construction, materials like brick, stone or concrete reduce the risk of burning relative to wood.

“There are very few colonial brick foundations that have been ... a rarity in the heavily agricultural Pee Dee. The fireplace’s firebox, where the fire is contained, is large for the time ...