Mark and Clare Hartigan’s moving story started two years ago. The couple from Brookhaven, Georgia, owned a four-bedroom home in Alpharetta, Georgia, for 20 years but decided to downsize to be closer to Clare’s job. They rented a 1,000-square-foot apartment in a high-rise building in Atlanta in 2016, but wanted extra space after two years and decided to reinvest in property.

Team Depot volunteers complete more than 100,000 hours of service over seven weeksToday, The Home Depot Foundation is announcing an increased commitment of a half billion dollars to veteran causes by 2025.

This year during the eighth annual Celebration of Service, The Home Depot Foundation and Team Depot traded orange for military green to honor the men and women who sacrificed for our country with volunteer projects across the country – with a goal of accumulating 100,000 service hours.

After living in the New York area for more than 18 years, Michelle Horn had just three weeks to pack up and get across the country for a new job in Los Angeles. “I had never moved that far before and didn’t realize the window of time it takes to get your stuff across the country,” Michelle says. “I accepted the job offer and quickly found an apartment.”

ATLANTA, November 13, 2018 -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today reported sales of $26.3 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2018, a 5.1 percent increase from the third quarter of fiscal 2017. Comparable sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 were positive 4.8 percent, and comp sales in the U.S. were positive 5.4 percent.

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In 2016, both of Maria and Juancho Montecillos’ children were away for school, and the couple decided it was time for them to move. Maintenance and taxes on their 2,800 square foot home had become too much. But they never anticipated selling would take so long. Over the course of a year, Maria says, “three times we had a buyer, and three times they fell through Then, out of the blue, someone…

Today, The Home Depot Foundation announced a commitment of up to $500,000 to support wildfire relief efforts in California, bringing its 2018 disaster relief commitment to at least $4.8 million for areas impacted by fires, hurricanes and flooding throughout the year. 

.node .field--type-image { float: none; width: 100%; }.node .field--type-image img { width: 100%; } Properly sealing gaps and cracks and adding insulation can save an average of 11% on total energy costs, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR® program. Here are some of the best insulation options to seal a home from top to bottom: 

Moving large pieces like appliances or furniture requires extra skill to do it right. When you’re taking on the task yourself, it’s vital to lift and transport the heaviest pieces safely and properly. There isn’t one right way to move a table or couch, but there is a right way to use specific equipment for specific jobs, from convertible hand trucks to furniture dollies. A little ingenuity goes…