Frozen pipes turn a normal cold snap into an expensive emergency fast. You don’t always get much warning, either—one really ...

Q–Last winter some water pipes located in the walls of my house froze during extemely cold weather. Once the temperature rose, the pipes functioned normally. Is this something I should worry about?

Broken pipes and damage to a home’s plumbing system are among the costliest repairs homeowners can face, and the cold winter ...

Houston area homeowners with frozen pipes are inundating local plumbers for advice and repairs as they prepare for an inevitable thaw that will restore water to their homes again. “This morning a ...

Q: A major remodel is about to happen at my home, and already we’ve got a problem. A new master bathroom is being created in a second-floor room, but I can’t figure out how to get the drainpipe down ...

A 35-year run in the plumbing business has taught Bill Salmon some simple truths. Water runs downhill, when it freezes it expands and when the outside temperature hits –15 C or colder, he starts ...