Smash hit? Looks like burgers again will be sizzling on the griddle at the former Sonic Drive-In building, 2927 Broadway in ...

Kovac and his wife, Karina Maher, who describe themselves as "avid environmentalists," designed and constructed their home with that risk in mind. The walls are covered with non-flammable cement fiber ...

In 2008, California passed some of the strictest building codes in the country for homes in moderate-to-high-risk wildfire zones. They mandate fire-resistant materials for roofs, siding ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As wildfires continue to ravage California, it is a stark reminder of just how vulnerable our homes ... of vinyl siding, he recommended Hardie fiber cement siding, which ...

To the editor: So, David Steiner’s concrete home is the sole survivor in a destroyed Malibu neighborhood. I find that predictable, but apparently insurance companies don’t. My home is an ...

It dates to about 1844; however, much of the house has been altered with modern siding and roofing materials and a concrete-encased foundation, Richmond said. Cost: It would cost approximately $ ...

But they also say there are many ways homes ... wood siding. Where it is used, or still allowed, it needs to have a fire-resistant barrier underneath, often made of gypsum. Stucco, a cement ...

(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) Stucco, a cement material, is a common exterior for Southern California houses and it’s fire-resistant. Reviewing AP photographs showing buildings still standing ...

Renovating your home is an opportunity to personalize a space, improve its usability, and simply have a more beautiful place to live. But there’s a price to pay for those benefits—both in ...

PHOTOS: Amid charred neighborhoods, a handful of L.A. homes remain untouched Many of these experts no longer use wood siding ... Hong, File) Stucco, a cement material, is a common exterior ...

Many of these experts no longer use wood siding. Where it is ... Stucco, a cement material, is a common exterior for Southern California houses and it's fire-resistant. Reviewing photographs ...

Here are the specific fire resilient features utilized on their home, as outlined by Kovac: "So we have fiber cement siding that is extremely fire resilient. We have a very high performance ...