Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Cassidy was an updates editor whose main responsibility is to write and edit ...

Q: I need your advice. My clothes dryer stopped getting my clothes dry. The problem was traced to the vent line being squished behind the dryer. I was also told the flexible plastic pipe was inferior.

Q. I had a problem with the exhaust for my gas dryer and found that the builder had laid 4-inch flexible ducting from an interior wall up through the attic and across to an exterior wall. From there ...

Routine maintenance can boost efficiency—and help protect your home. There is something comforting about the quiet rhythm of laundry day. Maybe it's the steady hum of the dryer, the warmth of freshly ...