Straight talk about building well.

You've done the research. You've had contractors walk your home, listened to their pitches, and collected bids. Now you're at the kitchen table with a stack of proposals trying to figure out which num

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You have spent months planning. Your architect's drawings are nearly complete. You have a contractor you trust and a rough start date in mind. Then someone mentions the permit process, and everything

So why is there a quarter-million-dollar spread?

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Your architect just handed you three contractor names. You're about to call the first one.

You've been thinking about this project for two years. You've looked at the before-and-after galleries. You know what you want on the other side. What you don't fully know yet is what it feels like in

A homeowner in Menlo Park said that to us recently. She is not alone. The people hiring contractors for $500,000 to $2 million remodels in Hillsborough, Atherton, Burlingame, and Los Altos are among t

You want to be back in your house by summer. Your contractor hasn't told you that isn't possible yet. This post will.

Every wire. Every pipe. Every structural connection. Every piece of blocking behind the walls. Every duct run. Every drain line. It is all right there — visible, touchable, verifiable.

You asked your neighbor how their renovation went. They loved it. Great contractor. Professional, communicative, came in close to budget. They gave you the name.