Lexie is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Home and has over 6 years of professional experience as a writer and editor in the home improvement space. She's previously worked at sites such as HomeAdvisor ...

Homes built after 1950 or so are typically heated with either hot air blown through ducts or hot water pumped through baseboard heaters. Older homes often have cast-iron radiators, which produce heat ...

After 10 years in print journalism, Nick transitioned to the home improvement space. He has specialized in maintenance, mortgages, home warranties, moving, car shipping, home security and more for 7 ...

In the United States, radiant floor heating systems have been a niche specialty for residential and commercial contractors. However, as the building industry is learning more about radiant heating’s ...

It's a cold winter's morning as your creep into the bathroom. But you're not greeted by a frigid floor—instead, soothing heat seeps up from beneath you. Good thinking installing that in-floor heating ...

Years ago, I had a high school science teacher ask our class the following question: If a piece of wood and a steel rod sat outside on a 20-degree day, which one would be warmer? While the class ...

Q: It's time to build our retirement home. The house will be in a four-season climate, and I insist on it being as comfortable as possible when it's cold outdoors. I've heard about radiant floor heat ...

There may be no greater shock to the system than bare feet on an ice cold floor. A radiant heating system can ease that. Radiant heating systems supply a heat source directly to floors. Radiant ...

Energy efficiency and radiant heating are mentioned together so often that you might reasonably assume one had precipitated the other—that the drive for greater sustainability in home building gave ...

“I defy anyone to show me a building that can’t be retrofitted with hydronic radiant heat,” declared Dave Yates, president, F.W. Behler, York, Pa. “I can come up with a solution for any structure. I ...