Buying a century-old home may not be as dreamy as it sounds. Here are costly red flags to inspect before before buying

Being a homeowner isn’t cheap, especially not in an old home,” wrote Samantha Priestley in Business Insider about her ...

Buying a century-old home with character may come with more problems than it’s worth. Here are 3 costly red flags to inspect before before buying

Plumbing is another potential problem area in an older house that may be difficult to spot during the purchasing process, ...
Fix It Homestead on MSN

The home upgrades that trigger claim questions if you don’t document them

Home upgrades are supposed to make your life easier, safer, or more stylish, not trigger a grilling from a claims adjuster when something goes wrong. Yet the projects that add the most value are often ...
Hoodline

Austin Snags $55 Million State Lifeline To Fix Crumbling Water Pipes

Austin’s aging water system is getting a major assist from the state in the form of $55 million in low-interest financing, money that Austin Water plans to use to swap out brittle pipes and push more ...
Troy Record

Hochul announces $16.7 million for Troy lead pipe replacement

TROY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in a press release that $269 million is being allocated to local municipalities to undertake water and sewer infrastructure improvement projects, with $16.7 ...
WBUR

After months of delay, EPA will give Mass. over $55 million for lead pipe replacement

Massachusetts will receive more than $55 million from the Environmental Protection Agency this year to help municipalities and other water providers find and replace lead service lines. The money ...
NOLA.com

New Orleans will open up bidding again for a $1 billion lead pipe replacement project. Here's why.

The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board will rebid its lead pipe replacement project after complications in its contractor selection process took up most of the last year. S&WB Executive Director ...
WVUE FOX 8 News

New Orleans city councilmember concerned delay in lead pipe replacement could cost city

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans has secured $86 million in federal funding to locate and replace lead pipes across the city. But New Orleans City Councilmember Oliver ...
ccr-mag

Why Polybutylene Pipes Still Cause Issues in Renovations

Polybutylene pipes, widely installed across North America between the late 1970s and mid-1990s, were once celebrated as a breakthrough in residential plumbing. Lightweight, inexpensive, and easy for ...
WSLS 10

City of Lynchburg to help identify and replace lead water service lines at no cost to customers

Read full article: Henry County water line replacement funded by $6.1 million grant Map of Fillmore Street Utility Improvements in Lynchburg. Various roads to be impacted for Fillmore Street Utility ...