Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Hairline cracks in the drywall joint are a pretty common issue in many homes, and not usually a sign that your home is in danger of collapse. It's more likely that they've occurred due to settling, ...

Whether it’s one or all of your knuckles, you may wonder what causes the cracking sound. Although interesting, “cracking joints” and “popping knuckles” are not fully understood. In fact, cracking ...

Concrete cracks. That’s a fact. After investigating the cracks and establishing the repair objectives, designing or selecting the best repair material and procedure is fairly straight forward. This ...

Ginny Bartolone began writing DIY and home improvement guides nearly 10 years ago, covering everything from energy-efficient appliances to cracked foundations. Whether she's compiling cost information ...

The technique can be practised three to four times a week, or for brief periods every night, for extremely dry or cracked hands.

Having a chip or crack in your windshield can be annoying, but a bigger concern is that it could spread to become larger, potentially running through your field of vision or even threatening the ...

A cracked windshield is like a cracked iPhone screen. It’s not pretty, not usable, and can lead to some very precarious situations. Caused by all manner of road debris and earth’s fauna, windshield ...

Is Your Local Machinist Your BFF? If he has cracked engine block repair skills, He Better Be On Your Christmas Card List! Engines endure much abuse. Sometimes this torture results in damage to either ...

Girls in the Beauty Department I Tried It: Superglue As A Fix For Cracked Fingertips Just when I thought I'd taken it far enough for this blog--Monistat anti-chafing cream as a nose-pore-shrinker, ...

Fatigue crack growth represents a critical challenge in structural engineering, where repetitive cyclic loading provokes the initiation and propagation of cracks. The field has evolved to include ...

Creeping stagflation and a sour job market have workers clinging to their jobs — whether they like it or not. Because workers are stuck in jobs they don't want, they are "quiet cracking," a damaging ...