Q: I have a problem with my plumbing. Below my kitchen sink is a copper pipe that comes out of the wall, extends for about a foot and then goes back into the wall. I have noticed a small leak coming ...

QUESTION: After 18 years in our home, the copper piping is developing pinhole leaks more frequently. We would like to re-pipe by running the replacement water lines above the room ceilings. We have ...

If you’ve had leaky pipes and your house was built during the 1980s and early 1990s, you might qualify for a plumbing replacement at no cost to you, as a result of a class-action lawsuit settlement ...

For months, leaks have been springing in the pipes under homes in Folsom, causing costly repairs for hundreds of homeowners. City officials think they may have finally found a culprit: Folsom’s water ...

A The problem of copper pipes leaking when buried in concrete slabs or cement-based floor screeds is a thorny issue. It first gained publicity in the early Eighties, when "research" allegedly found ...

As a mechanical contractor, I sweat a lot of copper pipe, yet people don't believe me when I say the preparation is more important than the torch work. Even the experienced tend to rush the job — ...

Pat Cobb doesn’t usually walk around her house in bare feet. Thankfully she did the morning of Oct. 27, 2021. That’s when she headed into the spare bedroom and felt the “squish.” “As soon as I stepped ...