Get the Best Pressure Possible Are you going crazy or is your water stream really waning? If each shower seems a little weaker or every dish is harder to rinse – you might be dealing with weak water pressure. Alternatively, banging pipes, leaky taps and a constantly...
Tracking Down the Source of Your Garbage Disposal Leakage Imagine opening your cabinet to find a puddle of stinky stale water growing in the bottom of it. Your usually reliable garbage disposal seems to have kicked the bucket. If you want to save your disposal, it’s...
Top Reasons Why Your Water Could Be Cloudy You’re parched, you grab a crystal clear glass from the cabinet and turn on your faucet. As you fill your glass you notice something is off. Your water is cloudy and it looks almost like a glass of milk if you squint hard...
How to Keep Your Kitchen Drain Working Correctly No one likes a stuffed and stinky trash can. It’s so tempting to just send all of your food scraps straight down the drain, especially if you have a garbage disposal. However, your disposal isn’t invincible. Just...
Nothing lasts forever, including copper pipes. When your plumbing equipment is installed it’s shiny and sturdy. But decades later they’re corroded and crusty. If you’re lucky, your copper pipes might last 70 to 80 years but some will need removal much sooner than...
With the winter season in full swing, you’ve probably made some efforts to winterize your home. You could reseal your windows and doors, clean out your chimney or replace your roof materials. One of the most important steps you can take to protect your home...
Your kitchen sink is probably one of the most well-used appliances in your home. From cleaning dishes, washing hands and straining food, your sink sees a lot of action throughout the years. When it’s time to replace your existing sink, you might consider doing...
For new construction and remodeling projects, you might hear the term “rough-in” thrown around. While common in the construction and general trade world, you might be new to it as a homeowner. By understanding what it means to plan for rough-in plumbing, you...
Learn About Your Home’s Plumbing and How it Affects You Do you know how your Richmond home’s plumbing systems work? Most homeowners would say “no”. While you might know some of the basics of plumbing, most people don’t get a chance to see the system of...
We all use our household dishes. It seems like a simple fact, but we use plates, utensils, cups and everything in-between for almost all our meals. That means at some point, we’ve all had the dishonor of washing those dishes. While most of us hate taking...
Who is Responsible for Plumbing When Renting a Virginia Home? Renting a home presents unique challenges compared to owning a home. On the one hand, things can seem easier since your landlord takes care of most repairs. On the other, it can be difficult to determine...
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), each American uses 88 gallons of water a day at home. This stat is no surprise once you think about how we use water for many of our daily routines. We wash our hands, take showers, water our plants, and clean...
Dishwashers are one of the most convenient appliances you can have in your home. They save you from the hassle of washing all of your dishes at the end of the day, taking care of the heavy lifting while you focus on relaxing at the end of a long day. But like...
Living with a small kitchen can come with a lot of hassles. There’s less storage space, you have no room for countertops, and it can get cramped if you try to add too much. While they can be charming and quaint, they don’t offer a lot of flexibility when it comes to...
Imagine this: it’s Christmas Eve, and your whole family is over for a festive dinner. As you're preparing your perfect ham and delectable cornbread, you start washing some dishes in your sink. Then the unthinkable happens. A brown sludge starts coming back up and...
Whether you’re renting an apartment in downtown Richmond, moving into a new Chesterfield home, or have lived in your Midlothian house for decades, you always need to upkeep your living space. While we normally keep up with our home’s air filters and light bulbs, most...
"Pouring grease down the drain is always a bad idea regardless of if you pour hot water along with it or not." Between cooking your Thanksgiving turkey, bacon-wrapped asparagus, casseroles and other yummy dishes, the holidays give you a lot of grease to dispose...
Depending on different factors, it could take anywhere from two days to a week to repipe one bathroom. Having over 30 years of plumbing experience, you can trust we will do the job right and in a timely fashion. Prior to giving us a call, we suggest you prepare to...
There are two parts to our special Spring Series; kitchen plumbing and garden plumbing. We are happy to provide you with the first around the kitchen. Springtime has finally arrived all over, and with spring comes the lengthy process of spring cleaning. Among other...