If you're buying an old house, beware of old galvanized steel water pipes. These pipes build up with sediment on the inside, making the inside diameter of the pipe smaller and smaller over time, ...

Rust is visible on the interior of a piece of galvanized pipe from the home of northeast Fresno residents Michael and Karen Micheli in this June 2016 photo. The Michelis replumbed their home, ...

Vernon Snoeyink, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses galvanized pipe corrosion and Fresno’s water treatment at a meeting that attracted about 500 northeast Fresno residents ...

Home ownership is an integral component of the American Dream, but fulfilling that dream can come with its share of nightmares, too. Even the best-constructed, well-maintained house can have problems, ...