No matter the strength of a plastic or metal pipe, freezing water expansion creates a tremendous amount of pressure that can ...

Every year, people think a light freeze won’t cause any real damage—until they wake up to no water and a burst pipe flooding ...

Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

One of the major concerns homeowners have during winter is frozen pipes. When winter sets in in Colorado, it not only causes temperatures to plummet, but it also threatens to freeze water pipes, ...

The pipes that snake out from a hot-water or steam boiler and from a water heater radiate heat much like a conventional radiator or baseboard. You might welcome that heat if you spend a lot of time in ...

Q-We recently had a contractor remove all the asbestos insulation from the steam pipes in our basement. We think we should insulate these pipes to conserve energy and would like to do this job ...

There are many ways to insulate your home beyond a space heater or boiler. Experts recommend using draft guards, window ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Now is the time to get prepared for any potential wintry weather or ice this weekend, and hardware stores across the area are busy as people shop for their winter needs.

Q. We made the plunge and installed multi-zone mini-splits in all the rooms of our 1950 ranch. We have shut down our oil furnace but not drained our baseboard heaters. The basement, all below grade, ...