Welcome to the final entry in my three-part series on ice dam prevention and heat cables. In part one, Should you install heat cables to prevent ice dams?, I discussed the most common solutions ...

Heated floors provide not only comfort for feet during cold winter days, but effectively distribute heat throughout a room.

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 ...

Lexie is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Home and has over 6 years of professional experience as a writer and editor in the home improvement space. She's previously worked at sites such as HomeAdvisor ...

Heated floors are luxurious and affordable. We'll tell you how to select the best floor-warming system for your home.

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 ...

Snow days at home are exciting, but your roof and gutters may beg to differ. Major snowfall causes accumulation, which can mean serious damage. That’s why so many homeowners invest in heat cables for ...

In the cold temps, ice and snow accumulation can destroy your roof, your HVAC system, your plumbing, and your hardscapes.

If you have a house that isn’t used in the winter or a home that has pipes running through an unheated area, such as a crawl space or attic, and the temperatures drop below freezing, you may want to ...