Dear Kristin: People most often use step ladders to get up into the attic, but they are not very sturdy — especially when you have your arms full of stuff. The opening through the ceiling is often too ...

For any homeowner with an attic, the value of the extra space cannot be quantified. Whether you have filled it to the brim with old holiday decorations and boxes of baby clothes or you're in the ...

We recently uncovered a statistic from the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors that in 2021 more than 164,000 emergency room visits and just over 300 deaths in the United States ...

It's no secret that homeowners need a variety of tools for home improvement projects. Of the necessary tools—like drills, screwdrivers, wrenches, and hammers—ladders serve an important role in getting ...

Ladder injuries are one element of sweat equity you may not hear about on home-improvement shows. While human error may explain some of the roughly 175,000 emergency ...

A ladder is an essential tool. Whether you're installing a light bulb in your apartment or patching up the roof of your house, using a ladder offers an efficient way to reach locations that would be ...