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 ...

With high design defining every room of the house, it’s only logical that the garage, a prime piece of real estate, has become one of the latest expressions of luxury living. Whether decked out as a ...

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 ...

When deciding on a color for your garage door, it's easy to go with the flow and choose a neutral tint like beige or off-white. But home design is about making bold choices that give your property its ...

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 ...

Two garages were destroyed and a house was damaged early Wednesday in Spokane by a fire that authorities said was “highly suspicious” and possibly related to a string of recent garage fires. The cause ...