Zoe in New Mexico got me on the phone twice to help her install the plumbing drain and vent pipes in a house she was building herself. A month before I had drawn the necessary plumbing plans ...

How Drain Plumbing Works In order for water to flow down a drain, the pipes need air to equalize the pressure in the drain ...

I did an in-person inspection consultation recently. A man purchased a 50-year-old home next to a ski resort. He and his ...

There can be many factors for why your toilet bubbles when flushed. You can fix many of these problems yourself, but a few ...

Two plumbers and one handyman say that two plumbing vent pipes can’t be relocated to an exterior wall. I took the drywall off the back of a linen closet to open up the space for my soaking tub.

What about that pipe that pops out through your roof? That’s a vital part of your plumbing system. It’s a vent pipe. You may have more than one. Many homeowners think plumbing vent pipes are ...

Within every residential plumbing system you have subsystems that include water-supply pipes, drain pipes, vent pipes, and gas lines. Each subsystem acts as a key component in the complexity of water ...

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Our handy overview can help you narrow down what types of plumbing pipe will best serve your plumbing needs, which type your home might have and the pros and cons of each type of pipe. Residential ...