Homes built after 1950 or so are typically heated with either hot air blown through ducts or hot water pumped through baseboard heaters. Older homes often have cast-iron radiators, which produce heat ...

It's a cold winter's morning as your creep into the bathroom. But you're not greeted by a frigid floor—instead, soothing heat seeps up from beneath you. Good thinking installing that in-floor heating ...

Dear Jim: My utility bills are high, and often I’m chilly. I know electric-resistance heating is expensive to operate, but I like the idea of infloor heating. Does it only work in tile or can it be ...

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. — Marley Engineered Products, a manufacturer of high-performance, reliable heating and ventilation equipment, introduces the UL-listed In-Floor Perimeter Convector – THX Series ...

Dear Jim: My utility bills are high and often I'm chilly. I know electric resistance heating is expensive to operate, but I like the idea of in-floor heating. Does it only work in tile or can it be ...

Most of us are used to heating our homes with radiators and HVAC systems but there's an often overlooked method: radiant heated floors. Is it effective, though?

Q: Should I use an electric resistance system to heat my house? A: In general, electric resistance systems are expensive to use for heating a house. This is why most homes with all-electric heating ...

DEXTER, MI — Weighing options for heating the guest house they’re building behind their Dexter home, Katherine Becker and Steve Wells decided to go an alternative route. Rather than gas heat, which is ...

Q: In this coldest of winters, I need help! My family room floor is like a block of ice and my several attempts to fix the problem have failed. I've read many of your columns about insulation problems ...

Warm air rises, so it's no surprise that your home's second floor is often hotter than the first floor. But that doesn't help ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...