Mr. HandyPerson, is on vacation. This column ran in December 2004. Dear Mr. HandyPerson: I want to put an exhaust fan in our bathroom. I am worried that if I do this, moist air could cause mildew in ...

No, it’s never a good idea to have any exhaust fan in your home dump all that hot, moist air in your attic. It can cause you a lot of problems with mold and mildew forming on the underside of your ...

Although my bathroom has a window, I keep finding black spots on the ceiling, which I believe are mildew spots. I want to install an exhaust fan in the bathroom to increase air flow. Can I vent the ...

Question: The master bath ventilation fan in our 10-year-old home vents directly into the attic space. There are several rooftop stationary vents and a power attic fan. A severe hailstorm a year ago ...

Attic fans cost anywhere from $40 to $475, with the average price being around $200. Depending on the size of your attic, you ...

Q: I’m a do-it-yourselfer, and I’m going to remodel a bathroom. I don’t like our current exhaust bath fan and am going to install a new one. I’ve done all sorts of online research, and the information ...

Q. I’m a do-it-yourselfer, and I’m going to remodel a bathroom. I don’t like our current exhaust bath fan and am going to install a new one. I’ve done all sorts of online research, and lots of the ...

Q. I am a regular reader of your column, and I have paid close attention to your recommendations for venting bathroom exhaust fans. I don’t, however, believe that I have read your advice for my ...

Q. We had a new bathroom vent fan installed a few months ago, a high end unit, and up until this cold weather started it had worked fine. Now there is water dripping down through the fan and the light ...