The Latest in Home Maintenance and Repair

With a little detective work, you can get a good estimate of the age of the systems in your new home—and better still, figure out if any are on their last leg. 

Any gas leak smell is enough to warrant further investigation, though some may not indicate an emergency. Find out when natural gas odors should be reported.

Many homeowners are surprised to learn that smoke detectors have expiration dates. Is your smoke detector too old?

Water leaking under your refrigerator's bottom drawers is typically the fault of an issue with the fridge's drainage system.

Ignoring toaster fire hazards, like full toaster crumb trays, could mean burning more than just your toast.