Q. This week: Our old house has cold floors. In particular, the kitchen floor, which consists of tongue and groove maple flooring nailed over the floor joists, is freezing in the winter. Is there a ...

Q: Our 1920s bungalow has a small front closet that is punched out from the wall of the house so that the box of the closet extends past the exterior walls. This leaves the three walls and floor in ...

Q: Henry asks: My remodeling contractor didn't insulate the closet space to the attic addition. I assume he wanted to cut costs, and he figured the air in the closet would be its own insulation for ...