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Four months into a kitchen remodel that was supposed to take three weeks, your contractor stops answering the phone. No one has shown up in days. You’ve already paid almost the full amount of money ...

Homeowners often assume the hardest part of a renovation is picking tile or paint, but the real risk usually starts much ...

If you are thinking of remodeling, you are probably wondering how to find a contractor to do the work. In the past, it may have been enough to know that your contractor was licensed, bonded and ...

Summer is on our doorstep, and the last thing you want is for the air conditioning to stop working in the middle of a sweltering day. Good HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) contractors ...

In the past, it may have been enough to know that your contractor was licensed, bonded and insured. Although those are still important criteria, you may have to take your research a bit further in ...