We've had an on-again off-again problem with the floor drain in our mudroom. I have snaked it in success in the past, but must have gotten lucky. I haven't been able to get the snake to feed in ...

An 11-hour hitch forced the adjournment of a drawn-out hearing to decide whether to yank the licence of a Hamilton contractor who specializes in backwater-valve installations under a city program.

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) has launched a backwater valve installation website ... what they are and how they work, and aid plumbing professionals on the protocols ...