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What to Look for in a Plumbing Repair Company

Thursday, August 14th, 2014

Picking out the right company to handle your plumbing repairs can present some difficulties: you only have to make a quick search on the Internet to pull up a seemingly unending list of people who will offer to fix your plumbing troubles. How best to make the choice?

Below, we’ve listed a few qualities to place high on your criteria for a company to call for your plumbing repair service in Williston, VT. We think that you will discover that Red Rock Mechanical can meet all your needs, and that we go above and beyond to deliver quality plumbing work, whether it’s repairs, installation, or maintenance.

Look for These Qualities in a Plumbing Repair Company

  • Longevity: A criteria that applies to almost any company in any field: how long has the company served customers? A plumbing contractor with only a few years of experience (or which doesn’t reveal how long it’s been in business) is generally not as dependable as one with at least a decade of work under its belt. Longevity not only means more hands-on experience and better decision-making, but it also indicates a company that has earned the respect of many customers and the community in general.
  • 24-hour emergency service: Plumbing troubles wait for no one. If you have a pipe burst, a toilet overflow, or an unconquerable sink clog, it won’t necessarily happen during weekday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. business hours. You will need to have a repair company you can reach around the clock and around the week, and which can dispatch out emergency repair technicians when you need them.
  • Proper certification and licensing: Anybody can call themselves a “plumber,” but to work as an actual professional plumber you must have certification. The highest certification is Master Plumber, so make sure you find a company that keeps certified Master Plumbers on staff. If you need plumbing work for gas and propane pipes, you must also look for a company that has the special licensing required for these jobs—this is a major safety issue.

When you have emergency need for plumbing repair in Williston, VT, give Red Rock Mechanical a call any time of the day: you won’t receive a recording, but a live person who can send out the fast service you need. We have served Northwest Vermont for over 23 years, and we have Master Plumbers on staff and the proper licensing for propane and gas line work. We think that you will have a hard time finding repair plumbers more suited for whatever job you need done.

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3 Reasons to Hire a Plumber Instead of Performing Repairs Yourself

Friday, May 16th, 2014

When you encounter repair problems with your plumbing, is your first impulse to pick up the phone and call for a plumber, or pick up a tool belt and try to troubleshoot the job on your own? If it’s the second, we understand: the urge toward “do-it-yourself” solutions is strong today, especially when you can search the Internet and find dozen of articles explaining homebrew fixes for almost any problem. However, you still shouldn’t attempt to do plumbing repairs on your own. The first impulse—call the professionals!—is the better one for both the long and short term, as we’ll explain.

It’s easy to reach a skilled plumber whenever you need plumbing repair in Essex, VT: call Red Rock Mechanical, where we offer 24-hour emergency service to handle any problems with your home’s plumbing. Put your trust into our more than 20 years of experience.

3 Reasons to Call a Plumber

  1. Equipment: A tool belt and a variety of wrenches of different gauges isn’t enough to handle most plumbing repairs. Professional plumbers use an array of advanced equipment to facilitate repair work, most of which are too expensive and too complicated for consumer use. Motorized drain snakes, hydro-jetters, and sophisticated leak detection devices are among the many advanced tools that plumbers will bring to a job.
  2. Less risk of additional damage: It’s easy when doing amateur repair fixes to accidentally cause additional damage. This is especially true when trying to fix leaky pipes: you can end up creating an even larger leak that might cause serious water damage to your home. Professional plumbers have the training necessary to not only tackle a repair need, but prevent it from causing additional issues: they get the job done right the first time.
  3. Save money: Yes, it’s usually less expensive to hire a plumber from the start rather than to attempt the job yourself. The reason for this is amateur plumbing often leads to larger repair issues that will force you to call for a plumber anyway—only now the plumber has an even bigger repair to take care of than before. More insidious are the smaller problems you might cause to your plumbing that will cost you money due to water leaking and high pressure in the pipes.

Remember that not all professional plumbers are equal: make sure that when you need plumbing repair in Essex, VT that you call for the most experienced plumbers available. Red Rock Mechanical has a staff of top-notch plumbing professionals with many years of hands-on work providing effective repairs. Call us any time of the day or night when you need skilled work on your home’s plumbing.

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Common Causes of Plumbing Repairs

Monday, April 14th, 2014

No one likes dealing with plumbing repairs, but they rank among the most disruptive problems for any household. You can’t just tough it out when your toilet backs up or your sink springs a leak that sends water across your kitchen floor. In Plattsburgh, our plumbing repair techs can handle most issues, from a dripping faucet all the way up to a breach of the sewer line.  In every case, our plumbers look for the source of the problem rather than treating the symptoms.

The common causes of plumbing repairs are fair easy to spot, though fixing them usually takes the services of a trained professional.

Plumbing repairs usually boil down to one of two basic issues: water is blocked from getting where it needs to go or water is leaking out of the pipe. (A few outliers exist as well, such as strange smells, but they don’t arise nearly as often.) In the former case, you’re looking at a blockage in the line, which can be caused by any number of things. Grease and fat poured down the drain can solidify, causing a blockage. Other food particles can do the same thing in the kitchen, while hair, soap and toothpaste can create clogs in the bathroom. Outside the home, tree roots can sometimes infiltrate tiny breaches in the pipe, and even outside damage from shifting soil can result in a clogged pipe.

Speaking of damage, leaks and breaches usually stem from damage somewhere in the system. Plumbers tend to look for them near connectors or links, where an imperfect seal can create a leak. Breaches can also occur because of outside sources, or simply because your plumbing has grown old and corroded.

Luckily, the common causes of plumbing repairs are usually easy to treat, provided you have the training and know how to do the job right. That’s where the experts at Red Rock Mechanical come in. We pride ourselves on our experience and expertise, and plumbing repair is one of the focal points for our business. If you need a hand with your Plattsburgh home’s plumbing, whether it’s a big job or a small one, give us a call to set up an appointment today!

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