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Q.  I'm renovating my condo and putting in central air, which requires cutting through the exterior wall. The board has approved the work, but my building...

The Situation

You are ready to embark on a renovation of your apartment. You have been referred to several contractors and have found some promising ones...

Drinking a glass of water one day, it suddenly dawns on a resident, “My kitchen is sooo outdated.” Many of the original tiles, flooring and fixtures are in place, including...

This week's Urtak poll is for anyone who has ever hired a contractor.  You can check the results to each...

Nothing lasts forever, not even the six-figure renovation of your two-bedroom apartment....

1. A mushroom is growing out of your illegally-installed ...

Okay, this is not your grandmother's wallpaper, so forget all those fussy designs and 'don't touch the walls' admonitions.

For a big or small space...

When my fiancé and I renovated our two-bedroom co-op, we made a lot of rookie mistakes that, in hindsight, could have been avoided. So in the interest of creating...

For best results when renovating, you may want to dial back on the Grohe faucets, and spend $500 on a couple's therapist instead.

That's the takeaway from a ...

Let's face it: Like an overpaid supermodel, paint is not expected to do much more than lie around and look pretty for as long as possible.  And that's a problem...