Plumbing can be considered an evergreen industry, in that no matter where you live or the purpose of your building, at some point its plumbing will need to be repaired. In most situations, making ...

Stacy is a journalist and content creator with six years of experience writing about home improvement topics. Besides Forbes Home she has contributed her work and expertise to publications such as ...

Q: I recently moved from a house on a city sewer system to a rural retirement home that has a septic tank. What can you tell me about septic tanks? At my last home, I had clogging issues in my main ...

Q: My washing machine is in the basement in a room directly beneath the kitchen. When water drains from the washer, it’s going into a hole in the basement floor. The sump pump kicks on, but the water ...

JAMES ISLAND — A homeowner next to James Island Creek is worried that a rusty sewer pipe may give way and add more pollution to the waterway, which is regularly deemed too dirty to swim in. But ...