Building a bedroom in the basement without an egress window is a serious code violation and a major safety hazard. Many homeowners think they can simply convert their basement into a bedroom by adding ...

Privacy Fences That Cross Height Restrictions That tall privacy fence blocking prying neighbor eyes might be blocking more ...

Kevin McOsker from the International Code Council joined us for a Q&A on building safety, and some of the most common safety mistakes made in construction. McOsker, vice president of technical ...

One would think that holding property owners accountable for the state of their buildings would be considered “the low hanging fruit” when figuring out ways to turn neighborhoods around. But for far ...

The Gilbert Building is a total loss after a Thursday evening fire — exactly a year since a Beaumont City Council work session on unsafe structures downtown that specifically mentioned the Gilbert ...