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DIY Tips to Spruce Up Your Home's Exterior on a Budget
Looking for a quick way to spruce up the exterior of your house? PJ Antonik, of TV’s Heart of Oak. has some DIY projects that will make a major impact.
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Hot Home Trends: Insta-Worthy House Trends on a Budget
TV Home Designer PJ Antonik shares DIY home projects for the outside of your home to help you make trendy, stylish changes on a budget.
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Lose the Lawn, Add Some Solar Panels: Home Remodeling Key to Curbing Climate Change
Americans have been spending record amounts of money on renovating their homes and redoing their gardens, whether replacing old gas fixtures in Massachusetts or ripping up green lawns in favor of native plants in drought-stricken California, and that work is even more critical with climate change. Residential buildings account for about a fifth of all greenhouse gases that are emitted…
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Move Over, Chip and Joanna: These Home Improvement Experts Are Leading The Way Against Climate Change
From historic drought and water restrictions to heat waves and extreme storms, homeowners are having to find ways to make their homes more water and energy resilient. And ready to help them navigate the changing climate are thousands of small businesses leading the charge on climate-conscious home improvement.
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Don't Complain to the State if You Get Scammed by Contractor at Your Cape Home
Some homeowners tried to warn a state agency about a contractor that left a trail of destruction across Mass., but were thwarted by a legal loophole
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To Catch a Contractor: Homeowner Frustrated by State's Response to Complaint
A homeowner is frustrated by a loophole in Massachusetts state law which does not allow her to file a complaint against a contractor because she does not live at her Orleans property year round.
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Magnolia Network's ‘Home Work' Returning to TV After Being Pulled Due to Controversies
Magnolia Network announced Thursday that the show “Home Work” will return to air after it was pulled due to multiple allegations against the show’s hosts.
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State Agency: Hands Tied on Taking Action Against Crooked Contractor
The Massachusetts agency that oversees home improvement contractors said that it can’t take action based on the extensive findings of an NBC10 investigation that detailed homeowners’ horror stories of giant holes left in their backyards and broken promises. Our investigative series, “To Catch a Contractor,” detailed Steve Docchio’s trail of destruction across Massachusetts. The stories also revealed the owner...
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NBC10 Boston Continues to Dig for Answers on Crooked Contractor
After NBC10 Boston Investigators learned that contractor Steve Docchio left a trail of destruction across Massachusetts and owed homeowners hundreds of thousands of dollars, we continued to dig. We are learning new details about how the state is somehow allowing the contractor to keep getting new jobs — even as more homeowners report being victimized by Docchio.
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After NBC10 Boston Inquiry, Houzz Removes Contractor's Page
A popular online platform for consumers searching for home improvement contractors has removed the page of a business exposed in a recent NBC10 Boston investigation. As we reported in our “To Catch a Contractor” investigative series, the owner of Xtreme Living Pools and Construction, Steve Docchio, has a criminal history in three New England states and owes consumers hundreds of…
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To Catch a Contractor: Web Page Removed From Houzz
A popular online platform for consumers searching for home improvement contractors has removed the page of a business exposed in an NBC10 Boston investigation.
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Giant Holes, Broken Promises: Uncovering a Contractor's Path of Destruction in Mass.
The NBC10 Investigators have uncovered a contractor’s path of destruction across Massachusetts. Homeowners paid big bucks for pools and other home improvement projects, but were left with giant holes in their backyards and broken promises.
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