Planning a major renovation or just making small improvements around the house? Understanding building codes is crucial.

As we look back and reflect on 2025, it’s important to evaluate which topics resonated most with EC&M readers and why. After glancing at the numbers, it’s clear that our audience prioritizes National ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - How many code violations are happening in your neighborhood? WIS took a closer look at some neighborhoods here in Columbia, where neighbors are raising concerns about some code ...

Covington's Homeowner Repair Program helps pay for urgent repairs like a leaky roof. It’s a letter no homeowner wants to receive: A notice from the city building inspector of a code violation on your ...

Code violation records for the rundown west Charlotte hotel that was boarded up and deemed unsafe by the Fire Marshal’s office on Monday verified complaints from the people who formerly lived at the ...

Last July, like many of their neighbors, they lost everything when floodwaters surged through their neighborhood, washing ...

A northwest Columbus unlicensed daycare has been shut down after reported safety and fire code violations. According to the ...

Shelters By Jesus, a homeless shelter at a Skowhegan church, is shown Feb. 2 at 12 McClellan St. in Skowhegan. (Rich Abrahamson/Staff Photographer) SKOWHEGAN — An appeals board Thursday upheld ...