The white pipe sticking up out of the roof is a plumbing vent. The rubber boot at the base of the plumbing vent is part of the flashing kit for this vent, and the boot has dried out and split. Here's ...

Solutions to a bubbling toilet or changes in the water level in the bowl.

Over the weekend, I got Steve out of a big jam. He lives near Pittsburgh, and his wife decided it was time to tear out an outdated platform bathtub. She wanted a new sleek soaking tub shaped like an ...

Have you ever noticed small water stains near the edge of your ceiling in certain areas and wondered how that can be; you just had your roof replaced a few years ago and the contractor said it was a ...

Plumbing vents help regulate air pressure to the plumbing fixtures in your home and help gases escape. The plumbing vent boots are the piece that fits around the vent; its job is to keep water out, ...

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 ...

This is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. With the weather we’ve been having this past week ...