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: I have a stucco house built in 1959, and there is no sheathing under the stucco, only 15-pound felt over wire laced between the studs. The stucco is in great condition, but the house, built as a ...

A question appeared recently in your column about insulating an early 1900’s house from the inside. Your answer concerned the use of foam insulation and the application of rigid foam board to the ...

Alberto Marranzano removes wallpaper in the kitchen to reveal the 'carnival' underneath. (Photo: Elaine Marranzano) A worker caulks the brick in the 'noggin' construction. (Photo: Elaine Marranzano) ...

Each year, thousands of Arizona residents email or call Rosie Romero’s radio show with questions about everything from preventing fires in their chimneys to getting rid of tree roots invading their ...

It is no secret that home insulation is key to the comfort levels within a house, be that a new build or a period property, ...

Q. I'm guessing I'm not the only homeowner writing to you about ice dams--at least I think that's what we have. The roof has been covered with snow for weeks now, and just last night we noticed water ...

Attics already have that mysterious quality, where items that were at some point important to us (or the home’s previous owners) fill boxes that we forget about, and then eventually rediscover. And ...

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