Although diagnosing heating system problems is for the professionals to do, you can get a general idea of what's wrong. Many of these problems can be prevented by keeping your air filter clean and staying on top of yearly maintenance.

If you live in an area known to be besieged by regular tornados, a safe room could mean the difference between life and death for you and your family. Safe rooms are specially designed to resist the high winds and storm of debris that accompany tornadoes and hurricanes, and are often the only things left standing after a severe weather event barrels through an area. Learn what you need to know to build your storm shelter.

Can you try to make dishwasher repairs on your own? When should you call a repair company? Is it time to buy a new one? All of your dishwasher repair questions, answered.

If you purchased a Toro-brand snowthrower between November 2020 and January 2021, you’re going to want to pay attention. Toro, the Bloomington, Minn.-based manufacturer of Power Max Snowthrowers, is recalling about 6,700 of the snow-removal devices to repair a defect that poses an amputation hazard.

Homeowners with a gable roof will commonly have gable vents, which when used the right way can help improve the energy efficiency of your home. When the outside air is moving perpendicular to the gable vents, it’s like two windows on opposite sides of a room: cool air into one side, and hot air out the other.