Folding stairs are a great convenience in opening up an attic for storage, but they can also be a significant cause of heat loss. This is also true of uninsulated trapdoors that lead into attics and ...

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio – Hardwood floors were non-negotiable. When I met with our contractors to design a bed-and-bath suite for our attic, they suggested carpet. They built carpet into our design estimate ...

According to HomeAdvisor, attic ladder installation cost ranges from $340 to $1,240, including labor and materials, while the average cost to install an attic ladder comes in at $490. The price to ...

Dear Kristin: People most often use step ladders to get up into the attic, but they are not very sturdy — especially when you have your arms full of stuff. The opening through the ceiling is often too ...

Q. Tim, I grew up in an older home with an attic. I love storing things up there. When I watch new homes being built, all I see are trusses with all sorts of cross supports that make it impossible to ...

This article originally appeared on Houzz.com. There may be extra livable space in your house just over your head right now. Rather than moving out or adding on, many homeowners are going up into the ...

Your attic room might be a dusty, unused space in your home, but once your realize the potential of this space to boost and expand the functionality of your house, you might reconsider how you're ...

If you are thinking about transforming your attic into more useable space, consider this: Attic remodels can be challenging projects in small- to medium-sized houses ...

As innovations in building construction continue to create access challenges for firefighters, new theories have arisen on the best way to attack an attic fire. Since most houses–including attics–are ...

Blake, Sharon and their three children live in a stunning, century-old Victorian home. They have spent countless hours restoring the house to its original glory: They redid the living room, updated ...

The owner of a tiny trailer in the Hamptons has been ordered to tear out a staircase he had built without permission after officials spotted photos of the house's sales listing in a news article.