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New Bathroom

Are you a homeowner who is thinking about having a new bathroom? If so, there is a good chance that you will thoroughly examine your decision to do so, before taking any action. When investigating bathroom remodeling, you will find that there are a number of advantages and disadvantages to doing so. [...]

Radiator Problems

If you have a problem with one or more radiators in your home there are some investigative actions you take before calling in assistance from your home emergency plan company, or telephoning the local emergency plumber if you have not taken out a plan in advance.
The actions that you take will depend upon whether the [...]

Access floor plumbing

We have a house that was built in 1900s and a bedroom was made into the bathroom.
The plumbing is in the floor.
Plywood was screwed around the plumbing as an access door and then carpet was placed over it – of course the carpet got moldy after many, many years. Now [...]

Copper plumbing

I have a friend who has a home that has copper plumbing. The residence was built in 1988, and she was told by a neighbor that copper plumbing is bad and has to be removed/replaced in order to keep the value of the home for resale. This doesn’t seem to make sense and the home [...]

Stop plumbing rattling

When my dishwasher is turned on, the house plumbing in the vicinity rattles violently.
Turning on the nearby kitchen faucet attenuates the rattling slightly. The dishwasher is hooked up to the HOT water supply.
This does not occur anywhere else except in a bathroom where the COLD water faucet [...]

Are there any permits needed to have plumbing restored in a house?

If plumbing was originally in a house but was tore out for scrap (including the hot water tank) do I need any permits to have it reinstalled? Are there any codes (Ohio) that say what type of heating needs to be used? Are plug in electric heaters allowed for main heating source in most places? [...]

How do I get rid of another competing plumbing contractor without doing anything illegal?

I am currently using Service Magic, a lead service for plumbing leads, now another local contractor has joined. What this means is that now I have to compete with them on leads that we both pay for but only one gets.
Any Ideas that are not illegal?

How to work on plumbing and electrical in a non basement house ?

I am a pretty good DIY plumber and an okay DIY electrician. However, in every home where I had to do the work always had a basement or crawl space. I am getting ready to buy a house without either and my question is:
How do you access the plumbing and electrical if you can’t [...]

What information is needed in order to get an estimate on plumbing cost?

I am looking to buy a property, mobile home on land.
All it needs is new plumbing work, it used to have it but no longer does after its been sitting
What all information do I need to call to get estimates on how much it will cost for plumbing? I cannot have somebody go out there [...]

How do you prevent plumbing clogs while saving energy and water?

I am trying to do my part to save water and energy by using cold water whenever I can for laundry, washing dishes and hands, etc. I also try to prevent wasting water by not letting the sink and bathtub run, and have installed a tankless water heater for near instant hot water. The [...]