Your septic field works quietly underground, but what you plant above it can make or break how well it functions. Certain ...

Having a septic system is a necessity and can be unsightly with aboveground pipes, risers, ventilation systems, or large mounds. However, homeowners can carefully landscape around these problem items.

Dear Angie: We're looking to purchase a new home that will need a septic system. How much will it cost to buy and install one? -- Robert S., Washington, Ill. Dear Robert: For new construction -- a ...

Septic systems are responsible for handling and treating the wastewater from your home, and for these systems to operate ...

A new product on the market helps ailing septic systems by aerating and circulating waste within the systems. SludgeHammer systems installed into residences with already clogged traditional septic ...

It’s easy to forget about the important, behind-the-scenes systems that keep your home in working order, and the most unsung hero of them all may be your septic system. You may be inclined to lose ...

There’s an older home in the neighborhood that was occupied by a single woman for more than two decades. When she died of cancer a few years ago, her son inherited the home and moved in. Not long ...

Septic systems — typically an underground tank to trap toilet waste and perforated piping to let the liquid percolate into the soil — are used by nearly one in five American households and countless ...

There’s an older home in a friend’s lakefront community that was occupied by a single woman for more than two decades. When she died of cancer a few years ago, her son inherited the home and moved in.