Q. We're going to add more insulation to our attic this fall. How much do we need? And you've written a few times about warm air from the house getting into the attic. But, looking at the ceilings in ...

You may be among the many homeowners who ignore their attic except for the quick trip to retrieve holiday decorations once a year, but ignoring your attic comes at a price through wasted energy and ...

Q. Someone put flooring in the attic of my 100 year old home and used the area for storage. I don't think they put any insulation under this flooring, as it is cold near the kitchen ceiling that is ...

When that first real cold snap hits, it’s not your thermostat that’s going to betray you—it’s your insulation. You’ll feel it ...

Q. We have a 100-year-old house with no soffits. We have a new roof with new sheathing and 30-year shingles. We installed heavy-gauge metal about 18 inches up from edge of roof; weather shield was ...

Q: My question is about foam insulation. I went to a meeting about insulating attics, and the speaker said that you could seal up the entire attic with foam with no ill effects. He would spray the ...

Nobody wants to spend good money to heat the outdoors. But that’s what you could be doing if your house has excessive air leaks. The more air that flows in through little cracks, holes and gaps in ...