Working from Home Survival Guide

Do you work from home? If so, you’re going to want to read this. Having been a work from home employee for more than five years now, I have experienced it all. From the challenges of managing in a fluid calendar . . .

Posted: 2019-09-27

MIKE HOLMES: Bad weeping tile = basement grief

It seems as if every other email I get is about a leaky basement. Whether it's a concern about dampness, water due to seepage, or an actual crack in the foundation, the solution is the same: Get the excess water . . .

Posted: 2009-06-28

Multiple ways for a house to spring a leak

QUESTION: My son bought a house last June. In his basement, on the freshly painted south basement wall, there are five or six pinholes weeping reddish-brown water on the chimney side of the house. The house is approximately 70 years old, . . .

Posted: 2013-09-14

More than one way to warm a floor

Question: I was browsing the Internet looking for good information and recommendation on a particular topic and I ran across an article you had done for the Free Press back in 2003. "Moisture under cottages a common woe" which . . .

Posted: 2013-08-24

Coordination always key to completion

Garage addition challenges stall project

Planning and executing the construction of an addition to a house is an exercise in coordination and scheduling. This past summer, a third attached garage stall was introduced to an existing double garage. The entire process did manage to . . .

Posted: 2023-11-18

Overheard conversation helps divert reno disaster

After the first year at my current property, during interior renovations and upgrades in several rooms throughout the house, my attention slowly began to creep outside. I wanted a big deck in the backyard, adjacent to a higher tier surrounding . . .

Posted: 2020-01-25

Tackling crawl space insulation, ventilation

Foam superior to studs and Fiberglas

111Do I really have to cover the panels to provide a thermal barrier? There is no source of flame or direct heat in that area and for me to haul pieces of drywall through a two-foot-square opening to the crawl . . .

Posted: 2008-09-14

Outdoor kitchens add extra spice to our backyard retreats

Our backyards promise to be popular spots again this year with the prospect of continued social distancing. And with the arrival of spring, our outdoor spaces are now getting extra attention. “The boundaries between the inside space and outside space are . . .

Posted: 2021-03-17

MIKE HOLMES: How to figure out if a home has been flipped

Spring is home-buying season, and buyers need to be extra careful when checking out potential homes. You don't want to buy a lemon. There are two main options when buying a home: Either you buy new -- a completely new build . . .

Posted: 2014-05-03

How to make hanging pictures a work of art

How many times have you bought an amazing piece of art and hung it on the wall, only to realize it's too high? How many nail-scars are covered up by that perfectly hung print? Hanging artwork can be frustrating, but . . .

Posted: 2009-02-28