With winter over, you might have the desire to begin working outside. Before you head out to your yard with landscaping equipment, you might want to spend a bit of time checking for leaky pipes. Winter temperatures can freeze pipes and make them burst or crack. When it comes to water leaks, the sooner you … Continue reading Checking for Burst Pipes in the Spring in New Jersey
Reviving an old bathroom is a great idea and doesn’t need to be difficult. A few simple upgrades will go a long way when it comes to updating a bathroom and it can make a world of difference. People hear the word “remodel” or “update” and cringe, thinking of all the work and hassle. Some … Continue reading 5 Simple New Jersey Bathroom Upgrades
If you are standing in a puddle of water in the shower, you know firsthand the irritation of a slow drain. If you have ever wondered how often you should clean out the drains in your home, searching on the internet will give you plenty of different and often opposing answers. The reason there are … Continue reading How Often Should You Clean Drains?
When the weather gets cold in New Jersey, one of the biggest problems you can have is for a water pipe to freeze and burst. Water can cause a lot of damage to the inside of your home. It can ruin sheetrock, warp wooden flooring, cause mold to grow, and destroy carpet. You will have … Continue reading Ways to Insulate Your Water Pipes for Winter
Is your shower head not sending out the amazing jets of water that it once did? Next time you take a shower look closely at your shower head. If there is hard water build up all around the shower holes, all of those calcite deposits are preventing you from having the water pressure you need … Continue reading Removing Hard Water Buildup in Your Shower Head
As a homeowner, improvements are something that make you home feel more comfortable and help it increase in value. Part of the fun when it comes to home improvement projects is doing it yourself. DIY has become very popular with many instructional videos or blogs explaining step by step how to do even the most … Continue reading Home Improvement Jobs That Require a Plumber
When you open the cupboard doors beneath any sink, you have probably noticed an odd shaped curvy drain pipe. Have you ever wondered what it is for? Or why it has that odd shape? That bended pipe in an engineering marvel and plumbers refer to it as a P-trap. If you tilt your head and … Continue reading Purpose of a Plumbing Trap
Whether you are building a new home or simply renovating your current place, the bathroom is an area where the decisions you make about fixtures and design choices can make a significant impact on the home’s value and your use of the room. One of the decisions you might make is whether to purchase a … Continue reading Steam Showers vs. Regular Showers in New Jersey
PVC pipe can be a great tool for a variety of projects. You likely have PVC pipe in your home as part of your plumbing system. You might have even seen it used as an organizational tool in work sheds and garden settings. But did you know that you can make durable, inexpensive toys for … Continue reading Toys and Games Made with PVC Pipe
Where would we be without toilets, the miracle modern convenience? You’d probably rather not think about it. But when you drain the wrong items down that porcelain throne, you might find out what it’s like to live without one. Or worse—you could be arrested like this North Carolina man. Don’t turn your toilet into a … Continue reading 7 Things You Shouldn’t Flush Down the Toilet
