“So we put a playhouse down first after which discovered the children favored it so much that we went forward and built a front room. And then my spouse needed the house to work.” Why Home Improvement Has Surged And How It’s Changing America The pandemic has sparked a sustained, unprecedented tidal wave of home and backyard projects. The demand outstrips the provision of materials and labor to do the work, leaving householders House Renovation to get creative. Todd and Heather Wigfield were simply starting to design the interiors of a four,800-square-foot house they have been constructing in Charleston, S.C., …