Nothing gets under a parent’s skin like lights on in empty rooms, open doors and windows and running or gurgling toilets. Of course, we’ll probably never have children that stop doing the first two, ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Lowe Larretta is former lead editor for Forbes Home, covering all things ...

Find out the cause behind your slow-flushing toilet.

Dear James: My house has 2½ bathrooms and each of the toilets has problems such as inadequate flushing, noisy flushing and self-flushing. There are literally hundreds of replacements parts and repair ...

This might not necessarily be a problem that needs a plumber ...