Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The second bathroom was a conversion from a tub-shower to a shower surround. I removed the old bathtub, removed all of the old ...

What is that persistent noise coming from your pipes trying to tell you? What is the cause? This article will help you identify the cause and a remedy to fix it. Your house is talking to you. And no, ...

If there is one topic that comes up over and over whenever people talk to me about home repair problems, it has got to be banging or noisy pipes. That’s especially true when heating and plumbing ...

master plumber ( or anyone) maybe you can help me…. I renovated my first floor apt and put in a new bathroom w/ all new plumbing.. We’ve been there for a year w/ no problems.. Now, when we run the tub ...

Last week's column on "water hammers" struck a chord with two of our readers. One accused us of being "on the take" for suggesting that our homeowner might have to open a wall or call a plumber.

Q: Our home is heated by hot water (radiators, not radiant heat). The system is divided into five zones, each with its own thermostat. What causes pipes to "bang" when, as I assume, one of those ...

Having to unclog toilets and bathtubs might sadly be a typical rite of passage for several of us living in homes or in flats. However, there is another way to exist. Believe it or not, bathroom pipes ...

Q. We are building a new home soon. The house will have a second story and a finished basement. Every time you flush a toilet in my existing home, it sounds like a waterfall in the wall. The builder ...