Deborah and Mark Morey took a chance a few years ago when it was time to add an addition onto their home, using a little known form of construction that uses concrete in the walls instead of wood. But ...

For contractors, installing a cast stone fireplace in a residence, condo or apartment building can present so many labor and material costs - not to mention installation issues - that it can scuttle a ...

The modern European design features lightly stained wood siding on the three-car garage and painted siding and stone for the front elevation. Louis and Deanna Moisset broke ground on their home in ...

Two Texas teachers are building a home made of Styrofoam that's as sturdy as bricks and could withstand the huffs and puffs of a Big Bad Wolf. According to Shannon and Lesa Cockrell of Hudson, Texas, ...

A money-saving couple from Somerset are building their own house on a budget - using polystyrene blocks instead of bricks.

Large white blocks visible near construction on Interstate 64 in Shelby County are geofoam, a construction material made of ...