Monday, October 17th, 2016
The biggest step toward preparing your home for another chilly winter in Vermont is to arrange for heating maintenance from a skilled technician. But your plumbing requires some attention as well to help avoid issues from frozen pipes. There are a few parts of your plumbing that are exposed to the outside, and if these freeze over it can mean expensive damage.
In this post, we’re going to look at what you can do to winterize the most exposed part of a home’s plumbing: the outside hose bibs.
Monday, August 29th, 2016
Unexpected noises from any part of your house can be alarming, and often something that you should investigate. A rumbling water heater tank, rattling from a furnace, or clanging from an air conditioner are all examples of appliances that may be malfunctioning.
Your freshwater plumbing can make its own warning sound: a sharp knocking noise. What exactly does this mean, and does it call for professional repair services?
Monday, August 8th, 2016
The garbage disposal is an important part of the modern kitchen. It makes clean-up after food preparation and meals much simpler and more hygienic, it protects the plumbing from clogs, and it benefits the environment by sending food waste into the sewer treatment system rather than into landfills.
Monday, July 25th, 2016
Unpleasant sewer-like odors aren’t something you ever want in your house. Unfortunately, this can occur if there are problems with the drains in your home or the sewer line that connects the drainpipes to the municipal sewer system.
Monday, July 11th, 2016
Making efforts to conserve water during the summer is not only a way to save money off your bills. It’s also beneficial for the environment. Many parts of the country are currently suffering from harsh droughts, and it’s in the interests of everyone to help prevent water shortages. In this post, we’ve collected some tips for cutting back on how much water your property uses during the summer.
Monday, June 27th, 2016
You may not realize it, but your home could be wasting water this very minute. You look around your house and wonder exactly where this could be happening. None of the faucets are dripping, and you don’t see water pooling anywhere. So where is this water waste happening?
Monday, May 30th, 2016
The idea of calling professional plumbers for leak detection in your house sounds like it’s a catch-22. You need plumbers to find leaks you can’t find yourself… but how can you know that you need plumbers to find those leaks if you don’t even know that you have the leaks?
The answer to this dilemma is that although you may not be able to find the leaks on your own, you can still find signs of the leaks. Even small pipe leakage can leave indications that it’s occurring. When you suspect the problem, call on our professional plumbers and we’ll take care of the detection service, as well as the necessary repairs.
Monday, May 9th, 2016
The bathroom isn’t at the center of your home life, but it’s certainly one of the essential rooms for getting along from day to day. You need to be able to depend on the plumbing in this room to work each time you need it—a plumbing failure here can result in flooding, water damage, and incredible inconveniences.
Monday, March 28th, 2016
Many homes in Northwest Vermont and Plattsburgh, NY have basements that can suffer from flooding during the spring. Snow melt and rain can add up to large amounts of water getting down into the lower parts of the home, causing damage and leaving behind moisture that can create unpleasant high humidity in the rest of the house. Installing a sump pump is the best way to defend your home from flooding, both major and minor.
Monday, March 21st, 2016
Plumbing leaks are never a good sign. They are a nuisance, and most times a sign of a problem that will only grow worse. Leaky faucets, for example, waste a lot more water than you may realize, plus they put undue stress on the environment. A small drip probably doesn’t seem like much to you. However, when you add it up over a period of time, it can be detrimental to your water bill and to the environment. But why are small leaks such a big deal?
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