Q: Even though we have done a good deal of work to increase energy efficiency in our 1960 split-level home in San Carlos, we are having a difficult time keeping the warm air inside the house during ...

Q-I am finishing my attic and I want to add insulation to the roof (the insulation is now on the attic floor). I have been told to allow for ventilation between this insulation and the roof sheathing ...

Roof ventilation is already a difficult, dangerous and technically challenging operation. There are many variables to consider before even heading to the roof. Let’s look at some different situations ...

Lots of new homebuyers face another hurricane season with roof vents that they say can't keep windblown rain out. They bought new houses and then could not believe the water damage caused by Hurricane ...

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Pretty. Actual icicles hanging from your house: A sign of potential trouble. Conditions were ripe this week for the creation ...

One of the more unsafe, overlooked maintenance items in a home is your dryer vent. The National Fire Protection Association reports nearly 17,000 home clothes dryers catch fire yearly resulting in, on ...