New changes to Meridian’s city code could address two recent hot topics at city hall. On Jan. 15, the council is set to hear ...

Cleveland has issued more than 9,000 tickets and $1.7 million worth of fines to those who flout the city’s housing code.

Recommending against approval of an apartment building proposed for Delaware Avenue, planning commissioners didn’t hold back while describing what they thought of the design.

For an hour on the Sunday before Epiphany, inside the warm, welcoming confines of the 110-year-old Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, it still felt like ...

Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining ...

Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

Toners, are you looking to remodel your home? Check out these features that seem harmless but can violate building codes ...

For years, black wrap has protected the edges of Springfield’s Campanile, where long cracks mar Indiana limestone. Its bells hang silent and the hands of its four-sided clock sit frozen in time. The ...

I feel it’s important for you to understand the structure of a set of stairs before you get out your saw and framing square.

One owner of a dilapidated building in downtown Binghamton has been convicted on 50 code-related charges while the other one ...

Death Stairs are a very real thing, whether they happen through poor design or neglect. But if you're unlucky enough to have ...

Learn about common safety concerns and code violations in older Ohio homes, from unpermitted decks to outdated electrical ...