An insulated basement or crawl space provides many benefits year-round, and the rim joist (or band joist) is often a focal point in energy-saving initiatives. Installing insulation at the rim joists ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

Q: What are rim joists, and how do you insulate them? Our home was recently inspected, and the buyer asked that we pay for the repairs. Is this something I can do myself? A: Rim joists are the boards ...

USA Insulation recently has announced they are offering a high-efficiency insulation system for older homes. Its new system is perfect for homeowners who live in homes built prior to the ’8 0s. “If ...

Anyone who visits their attic might realize just how poorly that space is insulated. What should be done, if that's the case, to insulate the house properly? Jamie Wine, executive director of the ...

Q: My single-level, end-unit condominium, built in the early 1980s, is always cold, despite the fact that the outside walls are insulated and the windows are double glazed. I have a gas furnace in the ...

If you’re planning to buy an insulated garage door because you want to save energy or keep your garage warm, it’s worth ...

Q.I live in a small condo. My upstairs neighbor put in creaky wood floors. I hear every step he takes. I have heard that you can insulate between floors, but that mostly it helps with television noise ...

Most of us rarely go up there and we don’t think about it much. More than likely you only think of it as extra space to put our old junk. But if you could find another place to put those future garage ...