Stucco is a popular option for cladding homes, but what is it exactly? We break down the different types of stucco and ...

Keep the benefits of your chosen vinyl siding style in mind, too. “Insulated vinyl siding is more expensive, but it helps to lower energy bills by having improved thermal insulation,” Bishop said.

I hate Styrofoam so much that it is almost a personality trait. Even before I knew the sinister plastic foam’s real name, it haunted me as a child. The painfully synthetic texture of a foam cup made ...

Products from rigid foam sheets ... any exterior siding product can be installed over the frame from horizontal planks, to scalloped shingles to the monolithic look of synthetic stucco.

If you’re looking for maximum support from your pillow, memory foam is one of your best bets. Originally designed by NASA for aircraft cushions, memory foam is made mostly from a type of plastic ...

Ensuring your home is appropriately insulated, and not excluding your attic, can help you solve the issue of higher heating and energy bills. A poorly isolated attic will make it harder to move ...

To find the best insulated vest to keep you warm on your most active days, we sent 22 adventurers with 25 vests to nine states and two countries. After all of those adventures, we’ve determined ...

Recall that the state government had banned the use of styrofoam in all government establishments and across the state following the increasing prevalence of plastic waste and its negative effect ...

We've rounded up the best memory foam mattresses from our tests, to help you choose one that will get you a great night's sleep. If you've been searching for the best memory foam double mattress, then ...

So which types of insulated cups are most likely to keep your brew warm long into the day? In this episode of BBC Radio 4's Sliced Bread, presenter Greg Foot is sipping his way through an array of ...

David Walter is a building surveyor who has been inspecting insulated homes all over the UK for more than 25 years. He visited Zoe's home in April and said the installation had been "botched", and ...