You can use plumber’s putty to seal out water around most plumbing fixtures like faucets, kitchen and bathroom sink drains, and shower drains. The big advantage over caulk is that you can easily ...

Once the old part is out, clean the opening in the tub with a rag. Wrap a pencil-thick rope of plumber’s putty around the back of the new drain cover, then screw the new piece into place ...

• Sink drains: In the bathroom, sink drains suffer the way that tub and shower drains do, namely at the hands of hair and soap scum. Over in the kitchen, oil and grease from cooking are enemies ...

Calling a plumber to unclog a drain can be very expensive. And, in some cases, it’s a DIY-able job. The following are a few ways to clear a clogged drain, and some methods may work better than ...

Sink drains: In the bathroom, sink drains suffer the way that tub and shower drains do, namely at the hands of hair and soap scum. Over in the kitchen, oil and grease from cooking are enemies No ...

Before you can stop a leak in your kitchen sink plumbing, you have to find its source. That can be tricky. Water that escapes ...