They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — so, by that logic, setting yourself back a little now for a backup home generator could prove to be worth its weight in an emergency electrical outage. Whole-house generators cost around $4,475 on average.

Just like everything else in your household, your boiler will eventually need to be replaced. To calculate how much it’ll cost to replace your boiler, you’ll need to take the price of the boiler plus installation into account.

Redoing your floors is a home improvement that can instantly transform the character of your house. To that end, bamboo flooring is an increasingly popular alternative to conventional hardwood. Read on to learn all about bamboo flooring costs.

What is the cost to paint a room? For an average-size room measuring 12 feet by 12 feet, the cost of work could be anywhere from $350 to $850. Keep in mind that this is normally just the labor cost, and you’ll need to pay for materials such as paint separately.

Shopping around, figuring out what your options are and estimating how much everything is going to cost will prepare you for when your new attic ladder is, well, rung up at the register. The average cost to install an attic ladder is around $445.