Lexie is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Home and has over 6 years of professional experience as a writer and editor in the home improvement space. She's previously worked at sites such as HomeAdvisor ...

Derek Walczak is a licensed general contractor located in Ipswich, MA. Together with his wife and business partner, Lisa, Derek owns and operates Walczak Design and Build, a design-build collaborative ...

While your garbage disposal has a fairly straightforward job, that job is pretty taxing. It's no surprise that, of all the kitchen appliances, this one is prone to issues. A broken garbage disposal ...

That lingering smell from your kitchen garbage disposal doesn't have to ruin your cooking experience. While many homeowners reach for expensive cleaning products or worry about using chemicals near ...

Stop throwing these things down the drain. Lots of things get dumped in the kitchen sink at our house. We push peels and eggshells down the disposal and wash the gunk off pots and pans and anything ...

In the quest for journalists to continuously come up with ideas for articles, one easy solution is to look inward. And with my new(ish) rental apartment kitchen, that means adjusting to a new-to-me ...

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Garbage disposals make doing the dishes a breeze. With just one little flip of a switch, these handy little kitchen gadgets make food scraps and kitchen waste disappear in a flash. However, like most ...

Many American homes utilize a garbage disposal, as they rely on the machine to grind up food scraps. This helps avoid clogged pipes and damaged plumbing. A garbage disposal works by using centrifugal ...

When was the last time you cleaned your garbage disposal? It’s likely been too long since its last wipe-down, but now’s as good a time as ever to start fresh with your garbage disposal cleaning ...