After 10 years in print journalism, Nick transitioned to the home improvement space. He has specialized in maintenance, mortgages, home warranties, moving, car shipping, home security and more for 7 ...

Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

When it comes to heating your home, choosing between heating oil and propane can significantly impact your comfort, budget, and convenience. Both options have distinct advantages and drawbacks, and ...

One of the most common home heating systems for older houses in the Northeast and other cold-climate areas is a boiler. Boilers heat water, and then distribute hot steam or hot water to rooms through ...

It turns out the oil-burning colossus in the basement of my childhood home wasn’t a furnace, as I thought until recently. My memories are full of instances of cozy gatherings around the cast-iron ...

Italy-based Rhoss has developed a cascaded air-source heat pump that uses propane (R290) as the refrigerant. It can produce between 47.4 kW and 190.5 kW of heat and domestic hot water to a temperature ...

Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute ISE, together with a consortium of heat pump manufacturers and housing industry experts, have revealed plans to develop heat pumps for residential homes ...