Kitchen ventilation systems help maintain a healthy and comfortable cooking environment — they're not just for commercial kitchens. Whether you're using a downdraft hood, have an island range hood, or ...

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 ...

Have you heard the old saying, “You don’t know what you don’t know”? It’s an axiom homeowners should always keep in mind when thinking about the mechanical and structural systems hidden behind the ...

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 ...

Cleaning your vent hood filters is an often overlooked chore, but is so important to maintaining a healthy indoor air quality and an efficient kitchen. Vent filters trap grease, smoke, and odors, ...

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 ...