Glass acts
Two layers of glass, insulating air spaces and high-tech reflective films can make top-line windows almost as warm as insulated walls. But whether you're considering replacements on an older home...
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Take the slope out of a sagging floor
Building codes governing framed floors include an allowance for sagging, which sounds bad. But the allowable limit is 1/360 of the span, which isn't much. Spread over a 45-foot-long joist...
A window of opportunity to keep heat inside
If your old windows leak, fog and sweat puddles of condensation, you might replace them. But at $200 or more a unit and as much again for installation, high-quality, high-efficiency...
A window of opportunity to keep heat inside
If your old windows leak, fog and sweat puddles of condensation, you might replace them. But at $200 or more a unit and as much again for installation, high-quality, high-efficiency...
Cold facts on frozen pipes
Fixing a pipe leak isn't difficult if you're home when the pipe bursts, and have solder, flux and a propane torch in the toolbox. That's for copper pipe; it's even...
Cold facts on frozen pipes
Fixing a pipe leak isn't difficult if you're home when the pipe bursts, and have solder, flux and a propane torch in the toolbox. That's for copper pipe; it's even...
Take control of home heating
Thermostats used to be primitive on-off switches that required a lot of tweaking -- up a hair to ward off a chill, then down a hair to cool off. Modern...
Take control of home heating
Thermostats used to be primitive on-off switches that required a lot of tweaking -- up a hair to ward off a chill, then down a hair to cool off. Modern...
Strengthening your exterior doors
Most parts of a house have one job to do, like keeping out the rain or providing power. Doors are different. They have to do double-duty and be easy to...
Lowdown on contractor down payments
At the extremes of paying for home improvements are contractors who want all the money before the job starts and consumers who want to keep every cent until the job...