A dry basement used primarily for storage can become a bonus room in a house for a relatively small investment. The area already is heated, or can be easily because the furnace is nearby. With the ...

Q. I need wall insulation in my family room, but I also want to save the wall paneling, which is made of fine, thick varnished wood. I read about making holes to put the insulation inside the walls.

Neighbors cover their ears to muffle noises coming through the thin walls of their home. While it’s fun to speculate on “if these walls could talk,” when it literally becomes the case, it’s an ...

When thinking about renovating their homes, homeowners may imagine changing wall colors, expanding room sizes or upgrading appliances and fixtures. However, unless people take inventory of the less ...

Apply thermal paint. While not as effective as improving the insulation of the wall itself, using thermal paint could be an ...

Insulating exterior walls with new insulation in a hidden wall cavity during an upgrade is challenging. Insulating outside walls cavities with injection foam shows promise as one solution. It’s not ...

We have cavity walls in our home and I’ve heard we can get insulation to fill them for free from our energy supplier. I’m keen to do this, as it should make a difference to our energy bills, but I’ve ...