Your biggest insurance risk in a renovation is not the sledgehammer or the scaffolding. It is starting major work without looping in the company that insures your house. That single choice, repeated ...

When a renovation goes sideways, the argument that follows rarely turns on how bad the damage looks in person. It turns on what you can prove. Insurers, contractors and, if it comes to it, judges all ...

Spring signals the unofficial start of renovation season—and homeowners across the country will shake off the winter chill and dive into long-planned upgrades, from fresh coats of paint to full-scale ...