Q. This week: Our old house has cold floors. In particular, the kitchen floor, which consists of tongue and groove maple flooring nailed over the floor joists, is freezing in the winter. Is there a ...

Q: I am getting rid of wall-to-wall carpeting because of the kids' allergies. I want to replace it with hardwood floors. Will hardwood insulate as well as the carpet, and what woods are best? A: ...

Q: The room over the garage is cold in the winter and hot in the summer. The attic insulation was checked and OK’d by an insulation company. The roof was replaced last summer, installing ridge vents ...

While £100 won’t fully insulate a home, it can reduce heat loss and improve comfort if spent in the right places ...

If there is a brick 3 story plus cellar building, the entire 3rd floor gets decent warmth, on the 2nd floor the southern 2/3 gets nice but the 2 bedrooms on the north ...