Dear readers: Recently I answered a very long question from a reader from the Chicago area who had sent me four photos of the most horrendous icing problem I recall ever seeing over the years. He had ...

Q. My new kitchen is going to have a large island with my double-bowl sink in it. The young plumber and my contractor want to use some newfangled thing that just fits under the cabinet. They call it ...

If you love to cook then you know how important it is to have adequate cooktop venting, however, for many homeowners, the range hood is just not something they ever think about. Kitchen venting was ...

Q. Tim, my husband and I really need your help. Our 10-year-old multi-speed kitchen exhaust fan drips greasy water back down onto the stove. Three of the highest fan speeds no longer work. The lights ...

I recently built a new desk in my office from Ikea kitchen cabinets, and I need to vent the one with the computer in it. One side of the cabinet I can cut into to provide air flow (I think I'd put one ...

Q. Over the years, I've noticed you always tell people to only vent the bathroom fan through the gable wall. Never through the roof or the soffit. Now, I own a two-story house in a 1,000-plus home ...