With the cost of water rising, a leaky outdoor faucet is more than just a minor nuisance. Even the slowest drip of water adds up, resulting in a big surprise on your utility bills. But a leaky outdoor ...

To fix a leak, you first need to find out where it's coming from. Check under sinks, around toilets, and near appliances ...

A leaky shower head is significantly annoying — not only does the drip potentially cause discoloration in the shower or bathtub and drive up your water bill, but each drip may slowly drive you crazy ...

Q: I’ve noticed two things about my lawn. First, there’s an area that is really green and much taller than the surrounding grass; and second, this same area is very soft. I know something is wrong, ...

One potential problem when repairing a water shut-off valve leak is that the pressure you put on the packing nut to turn it ...

What started as a tiny spot on your ceiling has now spread into a large, amorphous water stain that’s hard not to notice. Though a common issue for many homeowners, a water stain on a ceiling should ...

There are 35,000 licensed plumbers in the state of Texas, but it's not enough to meet the current demand. After the cold snap that caused pipes to freeze and flood homes all over Texas, plumbers are ...

BOSTON - Utilities are under growing pressure from lawmakers and environmental groups to plug tens of thousands of leaks in aging underground gas pipelines, some of which are decades old. An ...

I spent all my money buying my first flat — which meant I had no money to fix my first homeowner’s problem. This was 2007, and I was a broke 20-something who’d pushed himself to the limit. I was ...

Gloucester has had 39 leaks back to 1991, and Salem has had 92 leaks dating back to 1991. Marblehead - which is only 2 1/2 square miles wide, has had 173 leaks, the oldest from 1991. Utilities say the ...

RALEIGH — North Carolina environmental officials said Thursday that they have approved plans by Duke Energy to drain contaminated wastewater from a huge coal ash dump near Charlotte to repair a ...