Dr. Nafeesah Allen is a multilingual communications strategist and global real estate investor with nearly 15 years of experience. She began writing about home improvement and design over four years ...

How often do you think about your HVAC system? For most homeowners, it’s hardly a blip on the radar until it breaks down, leaving you sweating buckets in the summer, shivering in the winter and ...

Welcome to New Homeowner Bootcamp, Family Handyman’s essential guide for navigating the challenges of homeownership, from little-known post-purchase tasks to money-saving maintenance and upgrades. A ...

Regular maintenance is more important than you think. Use it to your advantage and save on HVAC costs in the long run. Alexandra Jones is a CNET contributor who writes about food, farming, gardening, ...

A top-performing HVAC system provides the perfect amount of comfort while using the least amount of energy. Keeping that perfectly balanced system running at its best requires regular preventative ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Routine HVAC maintenance is more about preventing issues than resolving them. Each visit follows a clear list made to match what your system needs so it keeps running without hiccups, stays safe, and ...

How efficiently your HVAC system works depends on how regularly you clean it.

Buying a new HVAC system is one of the most important purchases you can make for your home. Consumer Reports indicates that more than 75% of U.S. homes use air conditioning, and 90% of new homes are ...

It can cost $130 to $450 to repair your HVAC system and up to $5,000 to replace it. Those numbers can easily strain most people’s budgets. Luckily, a good warranty can cover most of the HVAC repair or ...

Winter might feel far off, but when that first snowstorm hits, the last thing you want is to discover an issue with your heating system that you could've addressed sooner. Everyone knows proper ...