Ed Buchan, with the City of Raleigh Department of Public Utilities, explains why each home needs a backwater valve to prevent sewage from backing up into the house. Ed Buchan, with the City of Raleigh ...

Q. How can I prevent municipal wastewater from backing up into my house’s plumbing? On two occasions, it backed up and spilled out of the washing machine’s standpipe. A. My first thought for ...

Today’s homeowners are extending their living space by utilizing the basement area. Whether you use the lower level of your home as a game room, office, exercise area or workshop, you’ll want to be ...

Since Des Moines relaunched an incentive program a year ago, fewer than 200 property owners have sought reimbursement for a device that can prevent sewage from backing into homes. Program advocates ...