Did you know you should go check out the contractor's previous work? Licensed contractor Skip Bedell of Spike TV's "Catch a Contractor" offers his tips to avoid hiring someone who will do shoddy work.

HVAC without ductwork is like ice cream without a freezer: It just doesn’t work. Ductwork is a mandatory comfort delivery system. In fact, the only thing optional about it is whether or not HVAC ...

Contractors’ use of virtual design and construction technology can help expedite development and fabrication of building systems, but application of these tools still requires teamwide collaboration ...

Some contractors rightfully get a bad reputation because they take longer than promised to complete their projects and they charge more than they say they will, but it doesn’t have to be this way. And ...

The construction trades are full of assorted classes of contractors and subcontractors. A general contractor is one of the top dogs, qualified to work on any sort of building project, regardless of ...