For more than a decade, Livingston County’s Habitat for Humanity ReStore has been the sunrise and sunset of local home-improvement projects — from helping people get started to helping them clean up.

Maybe you're a homeowner with a broken toilet and a budget that's been hit hard by the pandemic. Or possibly you're a landlord who needs to replace a door after your most recent tenants moved out.

The early evening sunshine washed over the front of the McDaniel family's first house. While the inside of the home was still undergoing finishing touches, Alyssa and Michael McDaniel and their kids ...