Step 1: Use a scraper to remove the old caulk from the interior of the window where it borders the window trim and the ...

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, heat escaping your windows — and drafts coming in — can account for ten to twenty percent of your heating bill. When you’re paying for your own heat, those ...

An expert has shared a simple trick that could help trap more heat in your home, without the need to turn up the heating.

This is a beam across the top of a window. It should have had twice as much closed-cell foam insulation. (Tim Carter) Perspective by Tim Carter Q: Tim, I need your expert opinion. I’m building a new ...

The U.S. Department of Energy reports that 30 percent of a home's heat is lost through windows. The summer is no better; 76 percent of sunlight that hits windows leads to higher temps in your rooms.

Next to under-performing insulation, drafts from your windows and doors can be another cause for a cold home. Sealing these ...

Insulating windows during cold weather is a great way to use up leftover sheets of bubble wrap. You can use it to winterize cracks around your window frame, too. Here’s how. View this post on ...

Covering your drafty windows with plastic can reduce your home's cooling and heating costs with minimal effortCR tested ...

Our house was built in 1968 and still sports the original single-pane windows. While we will eventually get around to putting in brand new windows at some point, for the time being we are stuck with ...

Insulation is essential in keeping your house cool in summer and warm in winter. But because of that passive nature, it’s easy to forget that it’s sitting there, keeping heat from escaping, and needs ...

A New England nonprofit, WindowDressers, helps communities build low-cost, reusable window insulation inserts. The program, brought to Exeter by a local Energy Committee member, aims to reduce energy ...