LOWELL — Christine Dunbar spent nine years cutting and styling hair. Now, she gets up at 6 a.m. to install basketball hoops and batting cages. Dunbar is an apprentice with the North Atlantic States ...

A young female carpenter has opened up about the surprising realities of working in the male-dominated industry. At just 19, Bardie Somerville stood in the shoe department at Kmart, trying on men’s ...

Q. I have a problem with a crack in the ceiling that widens in the summer and closes up in the winter, although it is still visible. The crack is slightly larger than what I would call a hairline ...

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Home Improvement Ask the Carpenter: Ceiling cracks, stuck doors, and dusty worksites Rob Robillard weighs in on settling, storm doors, and containing dust near a furnace. For more home improvement ...