Q. I live in a 1,000 square foot house to which an addition was added several years ago. The bathroom and bedroom in the addition are always cold, as they are the rooms farthest from the furnace.

One of the most cost-effective and energy-conserving measures you can take is to insulate duct or pipe runs in the unheated areas of your home. By not insulating these conduits, you are essentially ...

In many high-end new-build projects, ductwork is routinely insulated to help minimize energy loss as conditioned air travels from the HVAC units through the ductwork. But duct insulation is being used ...

Q–I want to insulate the wood room-addition of my brick duplex house. What`s the best way to do this? Is there a ”This Old House” video on this subject? A–Although we`ve shown how to install ...

Q: I had a home-energy analysis. The report said my ductwork needs to be repaired upstairs and in the crawlspace because that is where a good deal of leakage is and also is bringing bad air pollutants ...

Q: I inherited a concrete block building that was then converted into a home several years ago. Part of it has a crawlspace and part is on a concrete slab. The crawlspace is always damp, and the ...