Safety

From OSB and cordless drills to The Home Depot and HGTV, here's a look at how the past quarter-century has shaped the home-building industry by Matthew Teague

A residential elevator can reduce the price of your new home, and it'll do the heavy lifting if you can't by Gary Striegler

Whether you're remodeling an older home or just living in one, the paint must be treated with respect, especially if young children are involved by Tom O'Brien

An updated and code-compliant interpretation of the classic Greene and Greene Gamble House staircase by Lon Schleining

Studying the houses that survived the 1993 Laguna Beach fire storm yields lessons in building to withstand the heat by John Underwood

Sifting through the wreckage of Hurricane Andrew to learn why some houses survived and some didn't by Charles Miller

Getting the details right might save a life by Gregory Harrison