Your favorite outdoor feature can quietly become the most destructive force working against your home’s stability. When ...

Danipal Betyordekom has been checking — and repairing — many of Marin’s structural foundations for 28 years. Betyordekom is the owner of San Rafael’s I Construction and Structural Inc., a ...

Extreme cold is causing trees across the US to split suddenly and noisily, a phenomenon known as frost cracking. While not literal explosions, the rapid freezing of sap and temperature fluctuations ...

A guide to exploding trees. We look at what this winter occurrence is and what homeowners can do to keep trees safe on their ...

As a brutal winter storm takes shape, there are some eye-popping claims getting attention about the risk of "exploding trees.

Arizona may be known for sunshine and blue skies, but longtime residents know extreme weather is very much part of desert ...

"A good rule of thumb is if you can fit a pencil into a crack, hole or opening, a mouse can get through it. The mice might not fit through a pencil hole, but their nose and mouth can quickly widen the ...

Days before last weekend's winter storm arrived, I began getting anxious about the possibility of an ice storm and major ...

Today, it’s hard to imagine southern New Jersey as anything but temperate forests and wetlands. Yet for much of the last 2.5 ...

It alleged that the damage could’ve been caused by a driver of a motor vehicle that collided into the gate post wall.

A frigid cold spell can turn a cozy home into an icebox and a beautiful garden into a frozen wasteland. It’s that time of ...

These days, the morning sun on the snow is almost blinding, but the cold and snow are going to be around for a long time. Looking at the spot in the yard where the snowdrop plants are planted, I find ...