As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Maybe the most dreaded of home system breakdowns is the septic system. A malfunction can, at best, prevent your toilets from flushing — at the very worst, ...

Not all toilet paper is septic-safe. Learn about the types that can cause clogs and water backups, and discover alternatives to protect your system. Toilet paper is a convenient product used in most ...

As Susan Daly closed in on purchasing her next home earlier this summer — a cottage on a hill built in the 1920s in Oakland County's Highland Township — a home inspector's discovery of an unusual pipe ...

Septic systems — typically an underground tank to trap toilet waste and perforated piping to let the liquid percolate into the soil — are used by nearly one in five American households and countless ...

For some residents in the Lower Portneuf Valley, there's a clear link showing water coming from the tap in the kitchen is linked to what's flushed down the toilet. Private well water tests in 2015 ...

About 26 million homes in the US are served by septic systems. That’s a lot of real estate, and a lot of financial exposure should something go wrong with your septic system. Since septic system ...

There’s an older home in a friend’s lakefront community that was occupied by a single woman for more than two decades. When she died of cancer a few years ago, her son inherited the home and moved in.

Barbara has written professionally for more than two decades. In the past five years, she has specialized in creating real estate and home improvement content. Besides writing for Forbes Home, she ...