Editor’s note: Welcome to the Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at www.thebrownstoneboys.com. In many ...

Our frame house is more than 130 years old. Naturally the floors slope a bit (in some cases, more than a bit). We have some pieces of furniture — a sideboard, a few big chairs, a table — that we want ...

Those looking into how to insulate floors in an old house will probably already be aware of the positive impact that this job can have. Not only will it improve how well a house retains heat, but it ...