If you ever encounter a loud banging noise in your shower, don't look behind the curtain. I had just finished renovating my bathroom, including installing new shower plumbing, a new tub, fresh ceramic ...

Q: Every time I turn off the water faucet in my laundry room, it sounds like someone is banging on the wall. Is my house possessed by evil spirits? Please help. The noise is frightening my kids. A: ...

Not every home improvement project has to be a home run. Some tasks that improve quality of life in the home are small in scale, scope and cost. Take, for instance, the grating sound of pipes banging ...

Water hammer is a dangerous hydraulic shockwave caused when fast-moving water in pipes is suddenly stopped, often by quickly closing a valve. This sudden momentum change generates a spike in pressure ...