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 ...

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, ...

Buying or replacing a septic tank is a financial problem that for many homeowners can kind of stink, in more ways than one. From start to finish, installing a septic system requires detailed planning, ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Home insurance may pay to repair septic tanks that are damaged by an event your policy covers. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

Josh Tully, owner of Bosley Drain & Septic ,left, and Joe Judy, work to replace the riser to a septic tank at a home in Lawrence Township. The Health Department has a long list of Stark County ...

Buncombe and Henderson counties, NC — MountainTrue is partnering with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to provide septic repair grants to qualifying property owners in ...

Stark County is looking at a plan to use $450,000 in CARES Act funds to help low-income homeowners repair their septic tanks. Officials estimate the funds would pay for between 24 and 32 projects. The ...