If you're looking to increase livable space in your home, consider moving the furnace into the attic. This installation is more common than you think.

The furnace ignited a fire in the attic on Jan. 7, causing $50,000 in damage, Freige said. The homeowner and his real estate agent would not comment for this story. Advertisement ...

Moving your furnace into the attic will require some planning, a good HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) contractor and a building permit.

Defective attic furnaces blamed for scores of home fires around California in the last decade were recalled Monday, meaning that tens of thousands of the potentially hazardous units can be ...

A furnace in the attic? You are right about warm roofs causing ice dams, and I am confirming the disaster that this construction is. And none of the cures you mentioned works very well.

Q: I have a question about ice dams (as do many of late, I'm sure), which are affecting us and our neighbors in our recently constructed adjoined condominiums. We all have 2-zone HVAC with the ...

Q. I have a forced-air condensing furnace/air-conditioning unit in my uninsulated attic. This winter the condensate pipes froze and upset the furnace operation. I could install heat tape to keep ...

Q: I have two furnaces, one in the basement and the other in the attic. Is the one in the attic bad for ice dams? Why was it put there? A: Hot air furnaces in the attic generally cannot be insulated ...

Q: My furnace is in my attic, and I recently had insulation blown in. Ever since, the air-combustion vent on my furnace is sweating and causes the ceiling to get wet. How do I stop the ...