Remodeling or renovating your home can be an intimidating process, especially when contractors start throwing jargon around.

As more people move to North Texas, more homes are being built. Licensed home inspector Chris Shack is concerned about the quality of some new construction homes.

An Aston University researcher has turned one of the basic rules of construction on its head. For centuries a hanging chain has been used as an example to explain how masonry arches stand.

Flip this book one way, and you get translations from the Spanish terms; flip it the other way, and you get translations from the English. Either way, you get a dictionary of basic construction ...

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