The Real Benefits of Spring HVAC Preventative Maintenance What if you could breathe easier and experience more comfortable temps in your home, all while saving money every month on your energy bills? While it may sound too good to be true, those are really just a few of the benefits you’ll experience when you get … [Read More]

Knowing the “Hot Water Demand” for Your Home

When thinking about a new water heater for your home, one main factor is the unit’s capacity, or how much water it holds. Sometimes, people just think about getting the same capacity as the old one.

Does Homeowners Insurance Usually Cover Water Damage from Plumbing Leaks?
The overall answer is, it depends. 

Your homeowner’s insurance should cover water damage from a plumbing malfunction, leak or broken pipe if the damage is considered sudden, accidental or unexpected. If the leak is due to worn or poorly-maintained plumbing, pipes or construction insurance will deny a claim. Water damage from neglect, as in from a leak going undetected for a long time, will not be covered. 

How to Tighten a Kitchen Faucet Handle That Keeps Leaking When Shut Off

Most of the time you go on with your day to day tasks around the kitchen sink and you don’t think twice about your kitchen faucet. When you turn on the handle the water comes on and when you turn it off the water stops. But over time an older faucet handle can become loose and over time inhibit the valve insides your faucets from shutting off the water completely.

Does Hair Ever Break Down in a Drain?

Human hair is biodegradable and decomposes, but it takes about two years. So, if you have a drain or pipes clogged with hair, you’ll need a faster fix than that. 

Tools, natural products, chemicals and some ideas dating back a generation or two are all options.

Can a Pipe Under a Driveway Be Repaired
Without Removing It?

It begins as just a trickle– an innocent little stream of water diminishing the driveway. Perhaps you blame it on the rain you have actually been having lately, or presume the neighbor is over-watering their yard once again.