Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Have you been putting off winterizing your home? Here are a few small-ish items that you can probably accomplish in a weekend ...

The most wonderful time of the year is made much less so when you throw in an unexpected plumbing disaster. Before the first frost hits, now’s the time to get your house ready to take on cold weather ...

Raised beds are great solutions to poor drainage, poor soil and other garden conundrums. Winterizing raised beds is a must on your list of jobs to tackle before it gets too cold outside. It’s an ...

The arrival of the winter season can mean a lot of things. The holidays, frantic online and in-person shopping for said holidays, and plenty of snowfall and ice formation. With all of this is the ...