For many rural homeowners, installing or replacing a septic system is one of the biggest projects they’ll face. But thanks to ...

Q: Q: I have a 4-year-old, three-bedroom house with a 3-year-old water softener that regenerates daily. The past four months my septic has backed up often from the basement drain. The tank was pumped ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

A good septic system is a miracle of human ingenuity, invisibly processing and purifying household wastewater and returning it to the earth. It’s an efficient, economical solution for households in ...

Millions of Canadians rely on septic systems to deal with household wastewater, but few homeowners understand how they work. This leads to two problems: mistakes made in managing a septic system, and ...

About 26 million homes in the US are served by septic systems. That’s a lot of real estate, and a lot of financial exposure should something go wrong with your septic system. Since septic system ...