Heed the words of Russell Nill, a contractor in Southampton N.Y., who says don't let money be your sole guide when choosing a general contractor for home renovations. "Once I gave an estimate for a ...

My wife and I purchased our house in November. While we have a number of minor - medium projects planned (dual pained windows, new gas insert in fireplace, outside paint, etc.) we also have one major ...

Lauren Biggs had just had her family’s Houston home renovated when she launched into rehabbing their weekend house 160 miles away, on Lake Austin. “We’d paid the general contractor so much—20% of our ...