Proper attic insulation is a game-changer for regulating home temperature and reducing energy bills. When soffit venting isn't part of the equation, insulation requires strategic adjustments to ...

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 ...

Question: I don't remember seeing ridge and soffit ventilation on the houses I grew up in. Is it necessary? What if the house has a hipped roof? A friend of mine who lives in the snow belt had a foot ...

Q. We’ve received two bids to re-do our roof and add much needed ventilation to our attic, which is not ventilated at all. One roofer told us that ridge vents are required by code and that he would ...

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 ...

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. I think I understood the general concept of the article you had recently about ice dams on houses. The term you used was to "insulate, ventilate and air seal your attic." I have a question about ...

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 ...