Q: My furnace is in my attic, and I recently had insulation blown in. Ever since, the air-combustion vent on my furnace is sweating and causes the ceiling to get wet. How do I stop the condensation?

Inadequate or improper attic ventilation in a home can create year-round problems ranging from overheating of the attic and discomfort in the home in summer to attic condensation in winter. An ...

Joe Homeowner, in one of our newer suburbs, was getting ready to sell his eight-year-old house and move out of the country. Wanting to give it the once-over, he popped his head up into the attic and ...

Q. I live in the Chicago area, where it gets cold now and then in the winter, although we’ve had little snow this season. (It’s 12 degrees now.) Anyway, I just noticed that the house attic roof ...

Q–Our house has a gable roof with large louvered vents in the attic peaks at each end. We always covered these louvers in cold weather in an effort to save heat, but during the past winter we noticed ...

Rob Robillard is a general contractor, carpenter, and editor of AConcordCarpenter.com. Q. I’m hoping you can help me with a problem I’m having in my attic. My condo is only two years old, but there is ...

Question: The drywall in my house separates from the ceiling and opens a gap of a quarter-inch in the winter. In early spring the gap closes completely and stays that way until late fall. The drywall ...

Q. My husband and I have huge condensation problems in our garage and new home. The garage was unfinished by the builder, but we added wall and ceiling insulation and vapor barriers on the walls and ...

Q. Our home was built in 1937 with a coal furnace located in the basement. When we purchased the home in 1960, the furnace had been converted over to gas. In about1982 we replaced the furnace with a ...

Question: My furnace is in my attic, and I recently had insulation blown in. Ever since, the air-combustion vent on my furnace is sweating and causes the ceiling to get wet. How do I stop the ...