Treehouses may not be held up to the scrutiny of building codes and regulations, but they need to be strong and safe for kids ...

Cutting down trees is often part of homestead life, but too often much of the tree isn’t used, just discarded or burned in open piles. There’s a lot of carbon, nutrients, and solar energy locked up in ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Building product distributor BlueLinx has acquired lumber giant Cedar Creek for $413 million - creating a $3.2 billion, 70-store wholesale distribution giant. The acquisition will be ...

In her eight years as a content writer and researcher, Alison has published more than 450 home improvement articles and has delved into nearly every topic, including solar, moving and landscaping. In ...

Dear James: Our bedroom has a cedar closet, but the scent is almost gone, and I plan to build a second cedar closet. How can I restore the scent, and do you have any tips for the new one? — Melanie F.

Two Cedar Rapids privately owned lumber companies have been merged under new ownership. Marty Hoeger, a customer of Ogden and Adams, a 113-year-old business at 144 32nd Street Dr. SE, for about 20 ...