Ana has 20+ years of experience covering home improvement and business topics for U.S. and international media. She’s been published in U.S. News & World Report, The American Scholar Magazine, ...

Old homes and old HVAC systems bring the potential for asbestos — and a whole slew of potential liabilities for HVAC contractors and duct cleaning companies who handle it. Matt Mountain of Mountain ...

If you’re putting together an end-of-summer home maintenance checklist, you’ve probably taken your home’s HVAC system into consideration. Changing filters and performing an inspection at least once a ...

Trained to identify the varying types of asbestos used in old buildings, Matt Mountain of Mountain Duct Cleaning knows what he’s looking for. Whenever he identifies what he calls “suspect asbestos,” ...

If you've noticed a worsened air quality in your home, it may be due to dirty air ducts which need to be cleaned. Not only does cleaning your air ducts regularly improve air quality in your home, but ...

If you're concerned about reducing allergens in your home, improving your HVAC's efficiency and maintaining good indoor air quality, cleaning your air ducts might be the answer—but is it really ...

Answer: Although we are in the prime time of summer, this is the time to think about the condition of your fireplace. Because the fireplace is generally unused in the summer, the time is now to clean, ...

Is cleaning your air ducts every year really necessary, or is it an industry upsell? If you're concerned about reducing allergens in your home, improving your HVAC's efficiency and maintaining good ...