Photo: Thinkstock Images/Stockbyte via Getty Images. Nestled within the exterior walls of many homes lies a small but crucial feature that most homeowners have never even noticed: weep holes. These ...

For just $10 and a single weekend hour, you can tackle the worst heat leaks in your home. Stroll from room to room, hunt down ...

Whether it’s air-conditioning or heating season, leaks at home can cost you energy—and that adds up to money blowing in the wind. An estimated 65 percent of a homeowner’s utility bill is used to heat ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Are you tired of dealing with drafts, water ...

Q: I had insulation blown in my house last winter and expected it to be pretty cozy. Well, the drafts got worse along the floor and around windows. The insulators provided no satisfactory answer. What ...

Step 1: Use a scraper to remove the old caulk from the interior of the window where it borders the window trim and the exterior of the window where the frame meets the siding. Step 2: Load caulk into ...

Your windows have a greater impact on your winter heating bills than you might realize. According to the U.S. Energy Department, heat loss through windows accounts for 25% to 30% of residential ...