One of the major concerns homeowners have during winter is frozen pipes. In Colorado Springs, Colo., when winter sets in it not only causes temperatures to plummet, but it also threatens to freeze ...

One of the major concerns homeowners have during winter is frozen pipes. When winter sets in in Colorado, it not only causes temperatures to plummet, but it also threatens to freeze water pipes, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rigid foam boards are better suited for a finished loft or attic space than fiberglass insulation, which is best reserved for ...

As temperatures dip and homeowners begin checking off their winter to-do lists, don’t let one essential task slip through the cracks. Safeguarding your pipes is one of the most important (and most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do you notices changes in your home when the temperature freezes? (Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash) As winter weather rolls ...

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Q. We have a basement under most of the main level of our 1960s split-level home but only a cement crawl space under the room I'm using as my office - and it's not insulated and cold! The entrance to ...

At least once per day, our appointment center receives a call requesting for us to replace their fiberglass insulation. We then explain to our caller why we do not recommend or install fiberglass ...

It's almost the end of a wet and cold winter. The recent Bay Area snowfall made Bill think he'd hopped a plane to visit Kevin and family in Idaho. As it turned out, Bill's winter wonderland was the ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Q: We have a fairly new gas furnace, maybe 6 or 8 years old. The pipes that return air to the furnace (cold air returns?) are located in the attic and crawlspace. They are round pipes made of sheet ...

I insulated the crawl space under the newer part of my kitchen a couple of years back, and it seems to me to have made a bit of difference in temperature control in both summer and winter. I'm sure ...