Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Proper attic insulation is a game-changer for regulating home temperature and reducing energy bills. When soffit venting isn't ...

Q: My house has soffit vents on the eaves, gable vents on each end of the house and a ridge vent. I live in North Carolina. Is this too much ventilation? Also, should the vents to the crawl space be ...

Q: Even though we have done a good deal of work to increase energy efficiency in our 1960 split-level home in San Carlos, we are having a difficult time keeping the warm air inside the house during ...

I owned my first home for 10 years before I learned about the importance of attic ventilation. It wasn’t something I learned about in school, and must have been a part of the inspection report I’d ...

Q. We live in the Chicago suburbs and are in need of a new roof. Our contractor recommended Owens Corning TruDefinition Duration Shingles and ridge vents. We also heard about DaVinci slate roofs and ...

Moisture problems in a house rarely start with a dramatic leak. More often, they creep in quietly when warm indoor air is trapped in the wrong place and has no clean way out. The most damaging mistake ...

Q–The buzzword in my area of new roof and reroofing jobs is ridge and soffit ventilation. I don’t remember seeing any of these products on the houses I grew up in. Are they really necessary? What ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2004--Hiking ... walking the dog ... going on a bike ride ... sitting on the patio ... opening a window. We all crave fresh air. It gives us energy, boosts our ...

Dear Jerry: My roof was replaced and ridge vents replaced box vents. Are ridge vents as effective as box vents? When snow covers the roof, both ridge and box vents are covered. Doesn’t this eliminate ...

Q: We recently had some severe wind damage to our roof. Our contractor is recommending that we replace our existing turtle vents with ridge vents. Because I’m not familiar with ridge vents, roofing, ...

Dear James: I am tired of having to paint soffit on my ranch house. I think installing aluminum soffit with vents is better. Is this a project for the average do-it-yourselfer? Aluminum soffit is ...