Old homes are full of quirky features that once served practical purposes but now often leave modern homeowners scratching their heads. Some of these features, like hidden ice doors and coal chutes, ...

We prepared to drain all of the water lines in the house so that if the pipes were to freeze, they would have no water in ...

Learn the process of making a P-trap using the ceramic casting method, a technique that blends traditional craftsmanship with modern innovation. This project walks you through each step, from ...

Something’s always stuck out to me about donations to Spadea’s PAC, and more lately his campaign for governor. Quite often, ...

The Los Angeles wildfires have reduced entire communities to ash, prompting some of those who lost their homes to vow to rebuild in the same spot they called home.

Why they're a waste: Another popular product your plumber really hates? Drain cleaners such as Drano and Liquid-Plumr. The ...

When houses are burned down and plumbing fixtures are lost ... that's "basically a death trap" for those homes, Hugh Safford, a research fire ecologist at the University of California, Davis ...

SHI SHI BEACH, Olympic National Park — Celebrated beachcomber John Anderson slowly tilts forward while gulping mouthfuls of ...

His Forks museum off U.S. 101 houses buckets of debris lost at sea, like the scores of Saki and Suntory whiskey bottles he ...

The main update to the ordinance language relates to restaurant grease traps. “Trying to prevent fats, oils and grease from getting into the sewer system. The old ordinance had a requirement ...