Insulating an old house can significantly improve its comfort and energy efficiency while preserving its historic charm. However, you’ll need to approach this task carefully to avoid damaging your home or creating moisture problems. Our guide explores insulation options and techniques suitable for older homes, helping you make the best decisions to enhance your living space without compromising its integrity. Insulation helps keep warm air inside during winter and prevents hot air from entering during summer, making it a vital component in he ...
HomeAdvisor’s Plumbing Installation and Replacement Cost Guide covers the cost to repipe a house. Read about the various cost factors.
Break down the true cost of cheap old houses by factoring in maintenance costs, energy costs, and insurance.
Watch the renovating an old house filled with challenges with the foundation, lath and plaster walls, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC.
Toilet issues? Join This Old House plumbing and HVAC expert Richard Trethewey as he explains how to repair toilet tank components.
Peter Ward is a surveyor who specialises in very old houses, watch him explain the problems that arise when modern builders try to 'fix' the external timber frame of a Grade 2 listed old house....
Learn how to replace an old shower valve with This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey.
This Old House plumbing expert Richard Trethewey discusses the benefits of installing a bidet and shows you how to choose the right one.
It's my first time buying a detached home, and the house seems great except for the fact that the downstairs is all polybutylene plumbing. The prior owners apparently swapped out all of the upstai...
The standard in excavation, repairing underground pipes, and backfill services. Specialized in underground plumbing to replace cast-iron or pvc sewer pipes.