Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

A need for more space compels many a homeowner to consider home renovations each year. While some homeowners decide to pull up stakes and move after realizing they need more room to maneuver at home, ...

A garage conversion is a cost-effective and time-efficient way of gaining valuable living space. As older garages are often not suited to modern vehicles, they often become dumping grounds for bits ...

Look hard at your garage: If it's old, it could be drafty, crooked, downright ugly. If it's new, it could be underused or overstuffed. Now look hard at your garage again: Could it become your second ...

Estate agent details often include a garage in the floor plans of a property to make the living space look bigger. Yet more than half of households with a garage rarely or never use it, according to ...

If you had an extra room in your home, what would you do with it? If you currently have an unused garage, this is more than just a hypothetical question. In fact, a garage conversion is the simplest ...

Are you considering converting your garage into a second home? Some Portland residents who have done so look back now and say the project was tricky to get city approval, pricy to bring the garage up ...

Rio Rancho’s Zoning and Planning Board will decide whether a family can make renovations to their own home. Their construction was put on hold because the city said their new plans have to include a ...