In older houses, one particular fix keeps showing up on work orders, only to fail again a few months or years later: patching ...

How to paint a ceiling; comparing siding material; a DIY fix for a squeaky floor. Mauro Henrique shows how to repaint a damaged ceiling and avoid tape mishaps. Heath Eastman, Ross Trethewey, and Kevin ...

Bramall Hall's £1.6m restoration will secure the future of Stockport's only grade I-listed building.

In one case Lee Slocombe, 43, used an unqualified gas engineer who left a carbon monoxide leak in a house where a 10-month-old baby lived.

Installing a split heat pump water heater; houseplant pests; installing an attic ladder. Ross Trethewey upgrades a home to a solar-assisted split heat pump water heater, ideal for cold climates. Kevin ...

As housing inventory tightens, buyers are looking beyond new construction, finding lasting appeal in older homes that offer history, craftsmanship, and value.

When a house is barely more than a ruin, it is often simpler — and cheaper — to knock it down and start again. But for some, preserving a piece of history is its own reward ...

Rammed Earth House, an experimental Wiltshire home by Tuckey Design Studio, underlines the durable, energy-efficient material’s huge potential in housebuilding.

Floor fixes in older houses often look great for a year or two, then crack, cup, or sag right back out of level. The problem ...

The former tenants stopped their grandchildren coming over at one stage ...

The walls have stood firm against winter storms that have rolled across the resort from the sea for 180 years ...

Coastal engineering specialists are carrying out 'detailed investigations' ...