Christian Lopez is a plumber with John Moore Services, in the video above he teaches Houston Life’s Melanie Camp how to wrap a pipe to help prevent it bursting when the temperatures drop to freezing.

Frozen pipes can cause costly damage and disrupt water supply during cold weather. Here are expert-recommended steps to help prevent pipes from freezing and to address issues if they do. Wrap exposed ...

If you have a house that isn’t used in the winter or a home that has pipes running through an unheated area, such as a crawl space or attic, and the temperatures drop below freezing, you may want to ...

Exposed pipes -- both in the attic and outside the home -- are vulnerable to freezing when it gets very cold outside, says home expert Tom Tynan, host of Home Show Radio. These pipes are susceptible ...

Forecasters anticipate intense cold weather next week in Houston, with temperatures as cold as 20 degrees expected Monday through Wednesday. And broken pipes and damaged homes are the last thing ...

Kaylee Birmann, the Brand Engagement Leader for Prime Specialty Contracting, also offered several tips for keeping the pipes ...

The pipes that snake out from a hot-water or steam boiler and from a water heater radiate heat much like a conventional radiator or baseboard. You might welcome that heat if you spend a lot of time in ...