Q. I have a question about my home plumbing. My home was built in 1975 and has PVC piping. Each time I use the bathroom sink or flush the toilet there is a loud snapping noise in the plumbing where ...

Dear readers: Recently I answered a very long question from a reader from the Chicago area who had sent me four photos of the most horrendous icing problem I recall ever seeing over the years. He had ...

I’ve had a chronic problem with a leaking bathroom vent during storms (like this one). I thought I fixed it last month when I found some exposed flashing around the vent on the roof. Apparently not. I ...

You can get good ones, I recommend the Briggs Vacuity, I replaced the toilet in my last house with one of those, and it worked on 1 flush no matter what I *ahem* put in it.<BR><BR>It <I>could</I> be a ...

Q. I want to put an exhaust fan in our bathroom. I am worried that if I do this, moist air could cause mildew in our attic, which would then have to be vented. Should I be concerned about that? We do ...

Q. I am a regular reader of your column, and I have paid close attention to your recommendations for venting bathroom exhaust fans. I don’t, however, believe that I have read your advice for my ...

Have you heard the old saying, “You don’t know what you don’t know”? It’s an axiom homeowners should always keep in mind when thinking about the mechanical and structural systems hidden behind the ...

Ana has 20+ years of experience covering home improvement and business topics for U.S. and international media. She’s been published in U.S. News & World Report, The American Scholar Magazine, ...

Q Soon I will be moving into a new home, the first I have owned. The inspection was quite positive, though it generated a few things for my to-do list. One project is to redirect the bathroom vent fan ...