Drywall is a staple in most homes, offering smooth, clean walls that can last for years. But accidents happen—holes, cracks, and water damage are inevitable over time. While minor damage is easy to ...

As Jeff Thorman homerenovisiondiy demonstrates, fixing a fist-size hole in your drywall doesn’t have to require cutting patches and installing backing. All you need for this fix is some drywall mud, a ...

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Drywall is a very handy material. Inexpensive, lightweight, and easy to use, it has revolutionized the home building and remodeling industry. However, drywall (also called Sheetrock, Gyproc, or ...

Q. I was removing an ugly ceramic tile backsplash in my kitchen. Some of the drywall paper came off with the old glue. It looks horrible. A home center employee told me I have to put in new drywall.

Joseph Espinal says ever since he moved into his house in Banyan Isles two years ago with his wife and two small children, they’ve been getting sinus headaches and having trouble breathing. Also, the ...

Q. We're buying a house that is probably close to 100 years old. It has been vacant for the past several years and needs a good amount of cleaning up and fixing up. One thing we're concerned about is ...

...copper in the plumbing lines, Wright says. Even though they are as affected by the problem drywall as the electrical wiring and fire suppression systems, the CPSC looked only at life-safety issues, ...

The warning shot came in a federal court in Louisiana, and it may signal the beginning of the end of one more costly aspect of the homebuilding boom of 2004-2007. Federal Judge Eldon Fallon in New ...