Burst pipes are a nightmare for homeowners, and can cost thousands to fix. Learn how to protect pipes from freezing—and what to do ASAP if they do freeze.

Remove, drain, and store hoses used outdoors. Close inside valves supplying outdoor hose bibs. Open the outside hose bibs to ...

Consider installing specific products made to insulate water pipes like a "pipe sleeve" or installing UL-listed "heat tape," ...

No matter the strength of a plastic or metal pipe, freezing water expansion creates a tremendous amount of pressure that can cause pipes to break. The Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD) wants to ...

A daycare evacuated its students after a frozen water pipe burst Monday afternoon, according to the center’s leaders.

Mason High School students have been dismissed early due to broken sprinkler pipe on the top floor of the school building, ...

Our DIY expert, Beth Allen, founder of HIP Chicks (Home Improvement Project Chicks), can help you out if your pipes freeze ...

According to the American Red Cross, there are pipes that are more prone to freezing, including exposed exterior pipes like outside faucets, swimming pool supply lines, and sprinklers.

Vinyl chloride is normally used in polyvinyl chloride products — plastic materials including pipes, cable coatings and packaging materials. PVC has become a popular piping alternative because it ...