Walk into almost any house built before modern building codes and you can feel it in the air: rooms that never quite dry out, ...

Dear Jerry: My roof was replaced and ridge vents replaced box vents. Are ridge vents as effective as box vents? When snow covers the roof, both ridge and box vents are covered. Doesn’t this eliminate ...

Our house is a two-story saltbox colonial built in 1977. The attic ventilation consisted of gable vents at each end of the house and a roof fan, but no eave vents as there is no overhang in this style ...

Roof ventilation is already a difficult, dangerous and technically challenging operation. There are many variables to consider before even heading to the roof. Let’s look at some different situations ...

Roof Vents: Problems and Solutions I used to think roof ventilation was the cure-all for everything. I would look at a lot of problems and instantly point to insufficient roof ventilation as the cause ...

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 ...