How Giant White Houses Took Over America
I would sometimes see him puttering around the library in our part of Arlington, Virginia. Though I would have preferred a ...
My Sister Says I “Mutilated” Myself. Now, She’s Trying to Take Advantage of Me and Calling It a “Gift.”
My twin sister and I shared the burden of raising our three younger siblings because our mom was a flake and our dad was ...
I Loved This 90-Year-Old Home Feature, But Now it's a Maintenance Nightmare
After all, slate is a traditional roofing material you don't typically come across anymore. Unfortunately, I soon realized ...
Democrats Can’t Afford to Roll Over and Play Dead
As the Trump-Musk presidency continues to bulldoze its way through the federal government, American democracy, and the ...
My Fiancé Thinks It’s “Obvious” Why My Parents Can’t Retire. He Couldn’t Be More Wrong.
My parents have spent their careers in noble professions that do not pay well. My dad is a social worker and my mom teaches ...
RIBA Journal12d
Slate is tops for Wetherby barn conversions
The roofing material specified for the renovation of a collection of 160-year-old farm buildings in West Yorkshire is natural ...
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Help! My Mom Buys “Gifts” Deliberately Meant to Sabotage Me.
I want to kick them out of the house for my own sanity ... especially when Alex is still living under your roof. You can say something like, “Listen, I don’t have to agree with the choices ...
Couple told 'roof could slide off in the wind' after using Checkatrade approved 'cowboys'
Joe and Michelle Pentony have been left £26k out of pocket thanks to 'cowboy builders' they found through the Checkatrade ...
The Daily Cardinal2d
How this priest maintains, restores his 170-year-old church in the heart of Madison
One hundred and seventy years after breaking ground, Grace Episcopal Church prepares for a new $1.5 million roof.