Mark is a seasoned green industry veteran and freelance writer based in Georgia. His work encompasses all things garden, landscape, home improvement, and DIY, with a focus on sustainability. Mark ...

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series. Last time, we looked at all the unsexy preliminary steps that are necessary en route to designing a home addition. Not one of them, you'll ...

The current method of drafting a floor plan for flooring installation typically involves a combination of traditional drafting techniques and digital tools. The first step is to measure the dimensions ...

There's only so much you can do with a house where each floor is 16 feet wide and 58 feet long, with a staircase that takes up one-quarter of the width. So when we drew up the floor plans to send to ...