Archive for the ‘Plumbing’ Category
Why Slab Leaks Need a Skilled Plumber to Repair
[caption id="attachment_630" align="alignright" width="300"] Here’s a visual warning sign you may have a slab leak: cracked concrete foundation.[/caption] There are many different types of leaks that can affect a home’s plumbing system. One of the most difficult to deal with…
Read MoreSome Plumbing Repairs Our 24-Hour Plumbers Can Help You With
Nobody wants to make an emergency call to a plumber at some odd hour of the night because a major plumbing disaster has hit their house. However, those strange laws of nature that say things will usually go bad when…
Read MoreThe Overflowing Toilet Emergency: What You Can Do
There are a number of plumbing emergencies in a household that can send people into a panic. This is why any good professional plumbing contractor offers 24-hour service to handle these problems: we’ll put your mind at ease when a…
Read MoreCopper and Plastic: A Look at Modern Piping Materials
One of the most important jobs we perform as a plumbing contractor in Durham, NC is piping service. This can mean as small a task as taking out damaged and leaking pipes and putting in new ones, all the way…
Read MoreHow Can I Tell I Need Water Leak Detection Services?
Water leaks in homes contribute to an immense waste of water every year. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program, the annual household leaks in the U.S. add up to 1 trillion gallons each year. That’s equal to…
Read MoreLeak Detection Services as a Precaution
Previously, we’ve posted about hidden leaks and the ways you can tell that they’re occurring in your home—specifically the troublesome slab leak. Once you believe you have leaks in your household plumbing, you can call on plumbers to use leak…
Read More5 Reasons You May Have High Water Bills
Here’s an unpleasant experience most of us are familiar with: your monthly bill arrives, and the amount on it is much higher than normal. Suddenly, your monthly budget plan has been thrown off, and you’re scrambling to find out exactly…
Read MoreWhy Won’t the Toilet Stop Running?
After a toilet is flushed, which sends water from the tank down into the bowl, the tank starts to fill up once again with water coming from the fresh water feed line. Once the water reaches a set level in…
Read MoreSome Facts about Hard Water and Limescale
Updated May 2022 You may have heard about limescale and how it’s a problem for your home’s plumbing… but you weren’t quite sure what it is, or what you can do about it. In this post, we’re going to go…
Read MoreSpring Plumbing Maintenance Ideas
What does “spring cleaning” mean to you? It covers a lot of parts of a home, from cleaning up porches, organizing the garage, or purging old files off the hard drive of a computer. You can make your plumbing system…
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