Here are six things professional plumbers always do in their own homes to keep things running smoothly. Plumbers Always ...

The key to avoiding frozen outdoor pipes is turning off the indoor water valve and draining the line before cold hits. Cover faucets after your last fall use or before a freeze, using either ...

SAN ANTONIO – James Hurtado says even with the foam insulation protecting his pipes, there were problems with his home that’s on elevated beams after wintry weather hit Texas. “Before I could even ...

Starting a career as a plumber contractor is a great option for those looking for a challenging job with a change of setting and new puzzles to figure out with every appointment. All it takes to ...

Plumbers take our calls after our sinks and toilets clog. They shared their biggest "won'ts" with HuffPost, as lessons for us all. Unclogging gurgling toilets and bathtubs can be an unfortunately ...

Plumber or plunger? The inevitable question when something’s clogged, leaks, breaks or in efforts to do preventative maintenance is: What do we do ourselves, and what’s best left to a professional?

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS — What’s the first thing that ...

Geraldine has over a decade of experience writing within the home improvement sector. Additionally, she has unique first-hand renovation experience as the previous owner of a house-flipping business.

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We are getting ready to renovate a bathroom but the person we are working with does not have a licensed plumber on his team (he does have an unlicensed one). We have worked with this person on other ...