This is the year of the deck at my home. I've scheduled the time off and I'm ready to build. However, I need your help on several things. How do I connect the deck posts to the deck? How do the posts ...

Q. We have a water- and weather-damaged support post (load bearing) and attached railing that rotted under the weather coating. We need to replace them, but I’m wondering about the scope of the job? A ...

Roofs over entryways and porches need beefy supports at the corners like 4-by-4s or steel lally columns. Those structural members have the strength but often not the looks, and are usually boxed in ...

Tear down the poor porch! A luxury Queens building that blocked portions of palatial balconies belonging to some rent-stabilized tenants — so that high-paying, tiny-terraced residents didn’t develop a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Porch pirates are striking at an alarming rate. And with Black Friday and the holiday package season almost upon us, there are ways you can stop them in their tracks. Porch pirates ...