There are many ways to insulate your home beyond a space heater or boiler. Experts recommend using draft guards, window ...

Whether it’s air-conditioning or heating season, leaks at home can cost you energy—and that adds up to money blowing in the wind. An estimated 65 percent of a homeowner’s utility bill is used to heat ...

Keep your home warm and conserve energy during the winter months by sealing up the small holes and cracks around the windows and doors of your home with caulk. These areas, if left unsealed, can let ...

Poorly sealed windows allow heat to enter your home during the summer and cool drafts during the winter. As a result, your HVAC unit works overtime to maintain your desired temperature, leading to ...

Q: I had insulation blown in my house last winter and expected it to be pretty cozy. Well, the drafts got worse along the floor and around windows. The insulators provided no satisfactory answer. What ...

If you have sliding glass doors in your home, they're not the best at keeping the winter chill out. Here are a few tips on ...

The nights are getting longer, and it's time to prepare your home for winter. Frigid temps, arctic winds, snow, sleet, and ice are right around the corner. 🛠 You love DIY projects. So do we. Let's ...

You’re not battened down for winter if you haven’t caulked. “Caulking solves a multitude of sins when gas prices are soaring and the winter’s coming on,” said Gary Benz of West Hill Hardware in Akron.

This is the first in the occasional “House Hell” series: Our homes are our most precious and scary possessions — precious only when they do not threaten us — but the threats are never-ending. What ...