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. In some of your articles on ice dams/roofs, you mention ridge vents. Our experience with ridge vents has been that openings are blocked by any significant snowfall. Without ventilation all heat ...

We are shopping for a new roof for our house and have sought bids from various roofing companies. We want to get it done this summer. Most of the estimators mention the option of a ridge vent ...

The design of gas vent pipes and connectors for furnaces, water heaters, boilers, and other fossil-fuel appliances is a serious matter. Carbon monoxide poisoning, collapsing chimneys, fire hazards, ...