With the Dallas area exploding in population and new homeowners many of the current residents are either fixing their home up to sell or remodeling their home. We’ve noticed a few Plumbing Remodeling Trends that we can help accomplish. Hide the Toilet – Depending on the age of the home, the builder and the area…
Plumbing myths are often shared by friends and family and most of them are really just myths. Some of them create unnecessary anxiety about a situation and some provide information that just isn’t accurate or true. Throughout our history as a plumbing company in Dallas, we’ve heard plenty of myths and offer sewer tips and…
In this article we have some plumbing tips for winter for you. Even though the Dallas area doesn’t always have several days of freezing temperatures, it is always a good idea to take the necessary precautions to help prevent frozen pipes, pipe breaks and the need for water heater repairs. Tip 1 Drain the Water…
Summer and winter are some of the hardest times for your pipes. We’ve posted several summer plumbing tips in past articles. Summer causes increased water usage and of course causes an increase in your water bills. When the temperature dials up in the warmest months, a family can see an increase of 25%-50% in their…
Slab leaks are common in the Dallas area. With clay soil and weather that expands and contracts due to extreme changes in temperature, the Dallas area sees plenty of slab leak issues. Slab leaks may also be called concrete leaks or foundation leaks and can cause foundation problems themselves. They occur in homes with concrete…
When pipes thaw, plumbing issues can be created. See our article of preventing frozen pipes if you need some tips. This article is focused on what happens when pipes do freeze and then thaw. The Dallas area has seen sleet and freezing rain over the last day. Along with that we’ve seen below freezing temperatures…
Freezing weather is coming to the Dallas area, including Garland, Mesquite, Plano and Rockwall. To prevent freezing pipes, there are a few steps you can take. Leave cabinet doors open that are below faucets to help prevent water pipes from freezing. You may also use a space heater with the cabinet doors open to keep…
There are some aspects of plumbing that homeowners can do themselves. We’ll call this DIY Plumbing. As a plumber serving the Dallas area, including Garland, Plano, Richardson and surrounding areas, we receive many requests for simple fixes or even requests for advice on how to accomplish a particular plumbing task. How to repair a water…
If you are wondering what causes foundation issues and how to protect your Dallas home’s foundation from water damage, plumbing is a great place to start. Plumbing leaks are a very serious issue. Sometimes slab leaks occur and other times it is a leak in a wall or ceiling pipe. Plumbing leaks can lead to…
Summer is very close here in the Dallas area and that means hot temperatures. For the past few summers we’ve posted items on Summer Plumbing Tips to help you avoid costly repairs caused by the summer heat. We are here to offer you more home improvement tips with learning how to stop pipe leakage. During…