Housing and Real Estate

A buyer asks how to identify possible early SIP construction in a 1977 timber-frame home and what records or inspections could clarify its walls.

Kuiken Brothers completed its acquisition of Paramus Building Supply on Oct. 2, adding two New Jersey locations and 25 employees.

Emma and Zack Shay spent about $600 adding sage cabinets, vintage-inspired details and patterned peel-and-stick flooring to their kitchen.

Livingetc stylist Miaad recommends four linen flush lights for a 230cm ceiling, with the Camden as her preferred fit for Lana’s room.

Earthcore’s VMASS measures indoor and outdoor pressure and adjusts makeup airflow as exhaust equipment runs in tightly built homes.

A homeowner’s proposed Utah stucco retrofit raises questions about water management, vapor drying and adding mineral-wool insulation.

Seventeen local building efficiency ordinances from 15 California jurisdictions remain under state review, with some waiting nearly a year.

House Beautiful explains the everyday uses behind 12 features in older homes, from servant bells and dumbwaiters to boot scrapers and transom windows.

A Green Building Advisor Q&A examines ways to add a more yielding wood floor over a planned insulated slab in Colorado.

A homeowner’s basement bathroom plan pairs electric tile heat with new insulation and a vapor barrier. Structural and moisture details remain unanswered.