Q: The home I'm buying has a bootlegged drainpipe from the laundry, which was pointed out by my home inspector. Instead of draining into the septic system, the pipe runs to the garden area in the ...

If you find yourself dealing with a clogged sink or toilet and you don't have any drain cleaner on hand, you may already have something in the laundry room that you can use — your laundry detergent.

Q. When I do laundry the water goes into the laundry sink and then backs right up out of the floor drain. It goes down eventually, but the entire floor is covered in water. I have had several plumbers ...