Q: Recently, I’ve noticed my hot water heater making an unusual noise that I’ve never heard before, and I’m not sure if it’s serious. Why is mywater heater noisy, and should I be worried about it? A: ...

Most of us like our houses to be quiet, peaceful places, but we also accept that no house is perfectly silent. While a creaking floor or a noisy radiator might be part of the charm of an older home, ...

Your home is bound to have creaks and clanging noises from time to time. But there are certain noises that you need to act on ASAP. Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost Photo:Getty Images From clanking ...

From clanking radiators and creaky floors to gurgling toilets and dripping pipes, your home can sometimes make a cacophony of sounds. It’s important to know the difference between noises that are ...

Stacy is a journalist and content creator with six years of experience writing about home improvement topics. Besides Forbes Home she has contributed her work and expertise to publications such as ...

When I was a child and heard groans or creaks in the night, my mother would reassure me: “That’s just the house settling.” And it’s true that a house can make noises for harmless reasons, like when ...

Through her work with Community Noise Lab, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Erica Walker studies the ways in which water, noise and air pollution impact urban living. She investigates urban ...