Drain Cleaning Blog

If your home was built before the 1980s and hasn’t had any significant renovations recently, chances are pretty good that there are cast-iron drain pipes in your home. These heavy, durable pipes were a hallmark of wastewater lines for nearly a century due to the...

I remember my first day on the job as a digger for a septic installation company. Eager to learn everything I could about this vital part of the civilized world, I asked my boss if there was anything specific that I needed to bear in mind. “Yeah,” he said, “Remember...

It’s Saturday morning: you get up, head to the kitchen, turn on the faucet, and WHOOSH—the faucet has finally given out. If you don’t want to pay weekend plumber fees, you need to learn how to replace it – and fast! While this is a basic skill for most professional...

Making New Year’s resolutions can be a daunting task. Is your goal to lose weight? Exercise more? Read something daily? Keep a journal? Stick to a budget? The list of possible resolutions goes on and on and on. With so many potential personal resolutions, you might...

Winter is upon us, and, depending on where you live in the country, that can mean sledding, skiing, cozy nights by the fire—and (oh no!) burst pipes. We polled a team of professionals about common causes of pipes bursting in winter and ideas for preventing this...

Stainless steel appliances, fixtures, and sinks are a popular choice among homeowners, and it’s no wonder. They offer a lot of advantages. If you are thinking of investing in stainless steel appliances, sinks, etc., there are a lot of reasons to proceed with this...

When we bought our house, all of the existing appliances were included in the sale. At that time, we didn’t have any children, so we were only doing about two loads of laundry per week, and the old machine was meeting our needs nicely. While I wouldn’t have chosen the...

There are few things more unpleasant than catching a whiff of the bathroom as you walk by, and the problem is magnified a hundred-fold when the bathroom is attached to your bedroom. With so much warmth, moisture, and use for such a small space, the bathroom can be a...

At its best, rusty water in your home can be a nuisance, but at its worst, it can mean a pretty costly problem. Generally speaking, rusty water isn’t considered hazardous to your health, but it can be annoying and inconvenient. It can make your water smell, cause skin...