Brionna is a writer specializing in home improvement, construction, and real estate topics. She leverages her background as a civil engineer and interior decorator as well as her love for ...

Sewer gas is a byproduct of the breakdown of natural human waste. It comprises a mixture of gases, including hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and more. The hydrogen sulfide in sewer gas is what gives it its ...

Martha Arencibia watched from her front porch in Paterson, New Jersey, as the skies unleashed a torrent of rain that overwhelmed the storm drains on her street. Within hours, standing water that ...

Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of experience in the home space and 10 years of editing experience. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over ...

Just before the holidays last year, raw sewage was spotted streaming down a Queen Anne public stairway after a joint failed in a sewer pipe snaking from a seven-unit apartment house built in 1909.

When plumber Rex Kinney gets a call about wet wipes, he knows the job is going to take a while. Kinney, a master plumber with Jersey Plumbing Service in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, has spent countless ...