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 ...

Andrew Blok covered home energy, with a focus on solar, and navigated the changing energy landscape to help people make smart energy decisions. He's a graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental ...

Pre-slit foam tubing is easy to slip on pipes to insulate them from freezing in winter. Hector Amezcua Sacramento Bee file Pre-slit foam tubing is easy to slip on pipes to insulate them from freezing ...

In the earliest forms of shelter, people sought ways to keep cold air out or warm air in, and we’re still wrestling with the same calculation today. If you own a vintage home, focus on key areas for ...

When winter comes around, the temperature drops but your energy bills seem to move in the opposite direction, mostly because ...

On average, you will spend about $2,100 to fully insulate an attic that does not have existing insulation. The cost of the ...

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 ...

Kenny Freeman, president of Petrin Corp., shows a piece of industrial pipe insulation at the company’s warehouse in Port Allen, Louisiana. Photo courtesy Wesley Muller, Louisiana Illuminator. Wind and ...

As an unrelenting winter weather pattern continues to bring power outages and subzero temperatures across dozens of states this week, many Americans may be dealing with frozen pipes. Water expands as ...