Closing a pool for the season is more than just pulling a cover over the water and walking away. As the temperature begins to drop and the swimming season fades, the focus shifts from recreation to ...

Chauncey grew up on a farm in rural northern California. At 18 he ran away and saw the world with a backpack and a credit card, discovering that the true value of any point or mile is the experience ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) - Typically, when you think of swimming pool noodles and plumbing pipes, you don't think of golf. Tim Wilkinson is changing that. In fact, these tools are helping him improve his ...

We tend to take for granted the plumbing pipes in our homes (until and unless they break, of course). But if you’re building, adding onto or renovating a home — especially an older one — the type of ...

Household plumbing systems use PEX for pipes to supply water and carry away sewage. The term PEX stands for "crosslinked polyethylene." PEX piping is manufactured by melting high-density polyethylene ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Most of the plumbing pipes in the United States are oversize, wasting water in a time of increasing drought. By Megy Karydes Many high-performing, water-saving fixtures and appliances are designed ...