Q. My house was built in the 1970's. I'm trying to bring it up to code by installing ground fault circuit interrupters, etc. Can you give some advice on the requirements of a proper firewall and ...

The separation between a garage and a house is commonly referred to as a firewall, but that's not accurate. I hear the term firewall thrown around a lot, and it's always used incorrectly when it comes ...

Text description provided by the architects. The project started with an unconventional request from an open minded couple: within a very tight budget, to convert a windowless 200m2 garage into a ...

U.S. Fire Administration statistics show that between 2007 and 2009, about 5% of all fires in one- and two-family residences originated in the garage. Although these statistics may only show that one ...

“Snout houses”–homes with garages that protrude like Pinocchio’s nose–may be a fitting symbol of America’s passion for automobiles, but some municipalities are beginning to complain they are ...

For years, Jessica Spring has been a full-time letterpress artist -- creating books, cards, posters and the like by hand with vintage type on hand-crank presses. She and her family bought a house 10 ...