JOHNSON CITY, TN (WJHL) – A Tri-Cities plumber, at the center of a year-long News Channel 11 investigation, can no longer work as a plumber in Tennessee. The Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors ...

( Editor's note: The following is a response to a letter, "Young plumber is unlicensed and proud of it," which was published on pg. 31 of the July issue of CONTRACTOR.) Dear Michael P. Fitzpatrick Jr.

ECONOMIST MILTON Friedman popularized the proverb that everything must be paid for, sooner or later, directly or indirectly; there's no such thing as a free lunch. Well, who is paying for the ...

A reader writes in to say he bought a water heater and expansion tank and had them installed by someone who was not a licensed plumber. The expansion tank was mounted horizontally — just hanging there ...

SAN ANTONIO – Plumbers in San Antonio and across Texas overwhelmed by the demand following last week’s historic cold will be getting even more help from licensed apprentices thanks to Gov. Greg Abbott ...

If a pipe bursts or a toilet backs up, many of us might not give a second thought to looking up a plumber. In most areas, there will be lots of options for services nearby. But in the isolated town of ...