Juan has been a home inspector for 10 years and runs a successful home inspection company in Richmond, VA. He loves inspecting homes, but his real passion is educating home owners and newer inspectors ...

Dear Jim: I like recessed lights, but I hear they are leaky and inefficient. Are there new types which are more efficient? How do I install one properly in an insulated ceiling? – Drew H. Dear Drew: ...

IRVING, TX - The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), has published a new, free guide related to the installation of plastic pressure pipe materials in the vicinity of recessed lighting fixtures, also ...

Dear Jamie: For task lighting over a computer work area, recessed LED lighting is an excellent choice. Having the light focused down from overhead is ideal for a computer station in a multiuse area, ...

The most expensive part of recessed lighting is rarely the fixture in your hand, it is the ceiling you have to fix when something was installed the wrong way. A single sloppy detail in how you cut, ...

In this video, I install LED recessed lights in my workshop, using 32 lights across four light switch circuits. The project also features the installation of crown molding, ceiling trim, corner trim, ...

Ross talks smart doorbells; Mauro paints wood paneling; Heath installs recessed lights. Ross Threthewey explains the technology behind smart home doorbells, how to install them, their pros and cons; ...

These are today’s lights and are used for various purposes. Why do people prefer them so much? First of all, the luminous intensity of these lights is quite high and more compared to conventional ...

It's a common quandary, especially in older homes: One or more rooms lacks ample artificial light because of an absence of overhead fixtures. Making matters worse, that same room may be short on ...

Recessed fixtures have become a standard part of home interiors. Since the 1990s, people have been stuck with what I call the “contractor’s special,” which is a grid of 6-inch-diameter downlights per ...