Building a bedroom in the basement without an egress window is a serious code violation and a major safety hazard. Many homeowners think they can simply convert their basement into a bedroom by adding ...

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio -- For the last two years, University Heights City Council has held its meetings in what had been the library in the former Wiley Middle School building, but that was not the ...

The firms that investigated the partial building collapse at 324 Main St. are expected to produce a report that will advise the City of Davenport on its building inspection ordinances and processes.

A provision in a new state law barring most North Carolina governments from requiring inspections of the plywood and nails that hold a home’s frame together could leave many vulnerable to high winds, ...

This photo shows sheathing on under-construction homes in Wake County. House Bill 488 prevents local governments from requiring builders to have sheathing, which ties a home’s frame together, ...