I understand the problem of a cold basement. When the ground freezes, a great deal of heat is lost through the basement walls. If possible, I would first dig a trench a few feet down around the ...

You may be losing more heat - and cash - through your basement ceiling than you suspect. But there are steps you can take yourself reduce heating costs and increase comfort. A simple DIY insulation ...

Don't let your basement languish as a storage room or dreary laundry space. By insulating your basement you'll open up the possibilities of what you can do with a warm and inviting extra floor of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re struggling with cold drafts and higher-than-should-be energy bills in your home, it’s likely that poor window insulation ...

We have an unfinished aboveground storage room and a basement we want to remodel into a bedroom and an office. The storage room is brick and the basement is concrete. How should we do it? - Pete E.

This week on Your Place Inside and Out we’re focusing on helpful ways that you can prolong the life of your furnace. Your home furnace can be one of those house ...

If these things aren’t insulated ASAP, winter will wreak havoc on your home.