Q: Is there anything I can do to prevent my hot water heater from sounding like a giant percolator when it comes on? I noticed this in only one other place I have lived - is it something in the water?

Not every home improvement project has to be a home run. Some tasks that improve quality of life in the home are small in scale, scope and cost. Take, for instance, the grating sound of pipes banging ...

Water heaters, like all household appliances, can develop problems over time that may affect your home's hot water. When a water heater isn't working properly, the water coming from the hot water ...

Q: I installed a beautiful kitchen faucet and it got me thinking about solving an existing plumbing issue. We’re on a concrete slab with the water heater located in the garage. The kitchen is on the ...

After so many hard freezes in years past, we've got the drip-the-water drill down on nights when the forecast calls for plummeting temperatures. But why exactly does that work? And do you really need ...