Q. I have a problem with the main drain pipe in my basement. It's a five-inch diameter cast iron pipe that the other drain pipes connect to. It extends from the basement ceiling to the floor. Some ...

The cloudburst Thursday afternoon that turned Spokane’s downtown streets into gushing rivers, also created havoc at the massive presses that print The Spokesman-Review newspaper. The culprit was a ...

Q. Tim, I was visiting my son’s new home and someone upstairs flushed a toilet. It sounded like Niagara Falls across the ceiling and in the walls. I thought there had to be a leak. Did the builder or ...

Was your home built before 1975? If it was and you’re experiencing plumbing issues, such as backups, slow drains, mold, faulty pipes, or others, you may have cast-iron pipes that are failing. If this ...

Q: Tim, I was visiting my son’s new home and someone upstairs flushed a toilet. It sounded like Niagara Falls across the ceiling and in the walls. I thought there had to be a leak. Did the builder or ...

THE view is gaining ground in this country that it is often desirable to provide cast-iron drainage in lieu of the usual provision of stoneware pipes. The vibration from heavy motor traffic, ...

Question: I was visiting my son’s new home and someone upstairs flushed a toilet. It sounded like Niagara Falls across the ceiling and in the walls. I thought there had to be a leak. Did the builder ...