CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When the home improvement series “This Old House” tackled its first-ever New York City project, the contractors chose Charlotte Pipe and Foundry’s cast iron pipe and fittings for the ...

American Cast Iron Pipe was founded in 1905 by John J. Eagan. It is one of the world's largest manufacturers of ductile iron pipe. Other products include high-pressure steel pipes, ductile iron ...

This cast-iron drain pipe is more than 100 years old and is in perfect condition. (Tim Carter) By Tim Carter. Q: Tim, I was visiting my son’s new home and someone upstairs flushed a toilet.

Q. I have a problem with the main drain pipe in my basement. It's a five-inch diameter cast iron pipe that the other drain pipes connect to. It extends from the basement ceiling to the floor. Some ...

Older homes almost always had cast iron drainage pipes and vertical stacks. The cast iron is dense and it’s very hard to get it to vibrate to create noise. PVC is the opposite.

If you're doing a plumbing installation or repair, you'll need to buy pipe and pipe fittings. Here's some help figuring out which fittings you need. The post A Guide To Pipe Fittings and How To Use ...