When you buy a home, it's standard to have a home inspection, to get a heads up about potential problems down the road, poor construction or dangerous wiring. But many new buyers skip one area during ...

Q: For the past several years, we’ve had ongoing problems with our old clay sewer main. The line has to be rooted every few months, and the cost to install a new line would be about $15,000. Why is ...

MAUMEE, Ohio — The city of Maumee is trying to fix a problem it says dates back decades: sewer lines. "Years ago, the city discombined its sanitary and storm systems, but allowed homes to remain to ...

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