The San Francisco Chronicle has a great answer on their Q and A with the Burnett brothers and their Sweat Equity article.  They cover a lot more of the detail on what can affect the roof and what kind of damage you can expect from different weather and effects.

People are still spending money on their small home improvement stuff, just doing little do-it-yourself project to improve the energy efficiency in their homes (and drop utility costs).

Business Week has a detailed article talking about Home Depot’s position on the situation, but it’s interesting to see how the big boys are dealing with home improvement in this economy.

A Florida construction company named Ark Remodeling and Construction (nice name) was chosen to be the contractor for Extreme Makeover. They’re going to be doing the work in Gainesville, Florida, and are looking to be excited to get started.

They’ll be starting on Monday morning, this coming Monday.  The Gainesville Sun has a great story on them and what the experience has been like so far.