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How to Choose the Right Skylight Shades for Your Home

Skylight shades cover your skylights in stylish and functional ways. Here's everything you need to know.

Want to keep your firewood organized and dry? Here's how.

If you live in a climate where the air conditioner runs almost all the time, energy-saving home window tinting can...

Believing these myths might actually be costing you money!

Have you heard of the Earthship?

Achieve comfort and efficiency year-round with the right amount of insulation.

When you move into your new home, there are a number of cleaning tasks, basic projects and upgrades to consider....

Find out where you're losing energy—and what you can do to stop it

Do it right to save $$, stay warm

Offset some of the extra energy expense you're accruing during the pandemic with these energy-conservation tips.

With winter right around the corner, learn how window draft stoppers can help keep your home cozy and warm this...

Keep your toes toasty this winter with door draft stoppers that block frigid air from coming in and heated air...

Fireplace draft stoppers come in many forms, but they all have one thing in common: They keep your home warm...

Keep winter's icy cold winds at bay with ready-made or do-it-yourself draft stoppers.

When it's time to winterize your home, thermal drapes are a cost- and energy-efficient way to take off the chill.

Don't live in an under-insulted home just because you don't want to destroy your walls.

Despite the obvious drawbacks-it's messy, sticky and impossible to remove once it cures-there's nothing better than spray foam for sealing...

Consider all the pros and cons, not just price of triple pane windows.

Cut heat loss through the rim joists and tighten up your house with rigid foam insulation.

Whether you're a new homeowner or an expert DIYer, knowing how to fix these common household problems can save you...

A rubber plumbing boot seals holes in your siding