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Volunteers help out Army veterans with home improvement projects

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PHOENIX – A Phoenix area veteran is getting some help with his home projects. “Life-changing,” said Zakary Ferroni. “It’s life-changing.” On Nov. 3, nearly 100 Home Depot employees helped Ferroni tackle a long list of home improvement projects. It’s part of the Home Depot Foundation’s annual ‘Operation Surprise.’ “We are out here giving back to veterans,” said Ryan Braddy, Field Manager for the Home Depot Foundation. “We are organizing the garage, putting in new shelving, repairing the fence, re-landscaping the entire house, painting.” The volunteers helped out Ferroni a week before Veterans Day. “You have all these members of the…Continue Reading

Home improvement horror stories: shoddy work, delays and rip-offs

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Whether it’s a repair job or a renovation, when home improvement work goes wrong, it can be costly, time-consuming and hugely disruptive to your day-to-day life. Unfortunately, issues with shoddy work, unfinished or delayed jobs, and misleading prices are all too common in the home improvement industry. Ironing out any issues that arise under your roof will of course be a priority – but resolving problems swiftly isn’t always easy. In part, this is because some home improvement companies don’t belong to an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) scheme, which means you won’t always be able to escalate a complaint if…Continue Reading

Make your home more climate change resistant

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Home Improvement Experts offer tips for renovating your property to make it more hospitable to a planet that’s becoming less hospitable.Paul Sullivan looks at the waterfall that developed in his front yard from a flooded stream on Apple Tree Lane in Leominster on Sept. 13. Heavy rain fell again in the city, which was already hard-hit by flooding. Grading your yard away from your home’s foundation can help prevent basement flooding. John Tlumacki/Globe StaffBy Jim Morrison — Boston.com Correspondent September 27, 2023Scientists tell us that as the Earth’s climate changes, we can expect to see warmer, wetter,…Continue Reading

Beverly Hills places moratorium on home improvements over lack of affordable housing

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Moratorium on Beverly Hills building permits A judge has issued a moratorium on building permits in Beverly Hills. A judge has stopped the city of Beverly Hills from issuing all building permits except for new residential development as a penalty for the city’s alleged failure to approve an appropriate plan for affordable housing, it was reported Thursday. Beverly Hills leaders are appealing the Dec. 21 decisions by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Curtis A. Kin and are still processing permits, but the potential consequences on home and business owners and the construction industry have surprised officials there, the Los Angeles…Continue Reading