The falling bricks buried a sidewalk, landed on the public housing building's playground and sent a cloud of dust billowing ...

The owners of a detached property on Stankelt Road in Silverdale, Lancs, decided to build a second home in the garden. Unfortunately the new build loomed over the neighbouring house. So in response ...

Despite being one of our most useful day-to-day tools, glass is a material that's rarely recycled due to complicated logistics. That's why researchers at the University of Portsmouth and their ...

Large concrete blocks are set to go in place along a stretch of seafront to help protect a seaside town from coastal flooding. The giant Lego-style blocks are going in along Stone Quay in Swanage with ...

As our climate heats and our cities gets denser, understanding how building materials perform in real fires is becoming more ...

Experts share the most common ways insects and rodents make their way inside, such as foundation cracks, gaps under the garage door, vents, and ducts.

The number of talented and perceptive people found on the internet is staggering. Take the sprawling ‘What Is This Thing?’ ...

One can spot the ready-mix concrete trucks trundling around town, large drums constantly churning, headed to construction sites in most major cities in the country. You can’t really call them ...

Did you know about the House of Houdini here?” And so began a fascinating, eye-opening adventure. We were on a family “back ...

A mother could have up to £50,000 knocked off her home's value after developers blocked her seaside view by building an 'illegal' 8ft-high concrete wall for a luxury flat development next door. Liz ...

Shameless developers have blocked a woman's sea view by building an allegedly illegal 8ft-high wall as part of a neighbouring block of luxury flats. Liz Bates, 42, used to enjoy an interrupted ...

A beloved coastal home can change overnight—sometimes not from the tide, but from planning decisions. Here’s how one family’s ...