Q. My wife and I are making an offer on a new home and are concerned about the heating system. It is hydronic heating, with hot water hoses running through the slab floor. We're worried because it is ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Just as heat can cause people to sweat, it can also cause moisture issues in buildings. Claudette Reichel, LSU AgCenter housing specialist and director of LaHouse Home and Landscape ...

There’s nothing worse than rolling out of bed on an icy winter morning and feeling the chill of cold tile beneath your feet. Of course, the luxury of warm floorboards underfoot is not the only reason ...

Imagine being warm even on the coldest winter days ... from your feet on up! If toasty tootsies are the stuff that your January dreams are made of, you may have thought longingly about installing ...

QDEAR BARRY: My home has a forced-air heating system, with ducts installed beneath the concrete slab floor. When it rains for several days in a row, the vents get wet, and some have standing water in ...

When you take your kids to the local amusement park, a bouncy floor can be loads of fun. A bouncy floor in your own home … not so much. In the dwelling that you (well, you and the bank) actually own, ...