Home Depot and Lowe’s are using chatbots to mimic in-store help, but that’s still a work in progress.

After losing their home to a wildfire three years ago, this couple aimed to make their new property fire-resilient.

The company says customers are deferring big renovation projects because of high interest rates and economic worries.

Lowe’s reported that first quarter sales are down from the same period last year, but spending by professionals is up.

Retail sales were up 3% in January from the month before, but some categories — like building supplies — were mostly flat.

Most home improvement projects don’t break even, a new study says. But the value of an upgrade may be more than financial.

Bruce Ridenour has been a contractor for 40 years and said local contractors in Danbury, Connecticut don’t have bandwidth to handle all the new demand.

Among the beneficiaries: Lowe’s and Home Depot.

Do-it-yourself projects were declining. Then the pandemic arrived.

And historic preservationist Scott Sidler is on a mission to change that.