As a homeowner, the inner workings of your house can be mystifying. However, it is important to understand the basics of how your house works, including how your house’s plumbing system is set up. This is especially important for maintenance and prevention issues–after all, a small problem, if left unaddressed, can turn into big, expensive…
Spring Plumbing Tips: How to Prevent a Plumbing Crisis
Winter’s nearly over, and with the change in weather comes increased motivation to get necessary repairs made in your home. Plumbing issues can cause roadblocks in the effective running of your household, so taking care of them first and foremost is an excellent use of your time and resources. Here are our go-to Spring Plumbing…
South Korean Man Invents that Best Toilet Unclogger Yet
If you’re like most people, unclogging your toilet is low on your list of enjoyable activities. However, when those pipes clog, they need instant attention to prevent further clogging, overflowing, and unnecessary house calls to remedy any damage. Despite the technological advancements we enjoy in the modern world, no one has dreamed up a technology…
Are Your Pipes Being Crushed by Tree Roots?
While freezing temperatures are often responsible for burst pipes in the winter, trees and shrubs pick up the task during the summer and early fall months. These roots are incredibly strong and can crush a pipe and grow inside, wreaking havoc on your plumbing system and contaminating the water that flows into your home. Why…
Four Reasons to Make Green Home Improvements
Making updates to your home takes more than just waking up one day and deciding to do it. Weighing the pros and cons of any investment takes time and consideration. However, making eco-friendly updates should not take as much forethought as you might think. Why? Because the pros far outweigh the cons, and eco-friendly updates…
Seven Ways to Make Your Plumbing Last
Whether your house is new, newly piped, or old but in good condition, keeping your plumbing healthy and functional is essential to efficient management of your home and your finances. However, besides participating in regular maintenance, there may be actions that you are taking that are harming your plumbing without your knowledge. The following list…
E. Coli in Portland’s Water and What You Can Do to Stay Safe
This morning, Portland’s Water Bureau issued a city-wide boil notice. The problem? E. coli and signs of fecal matter have been detected in three separate tests of the water in two Mt. Tabor reservoirs over the past three days. Portland currently supplies 935,000 customers in the metro area, and the reservoirs in question serve 670,000…
Plumbing Tips That Save You Money
Your plumbing makes up the core of your home. It transports water, an essential resource, and also makes sure that waste makes its way out of your home. However, plumbing systems do not keep themselves healthy and issue-free: homeowners like you do. For this reason, we have compiled a list of plumbing tips that can…
Make Your Bathroom Feel Like a Spa
With more and more people making the choice to stay in their homes and upgrade or renovate instead of selling, homeowners are on the watch for more comfortable, luxurious upgrades for their bathrooms. Escapism trends can be found in bathrooms that possess spa-like amenities and design. If you want to create a bathroom with allure,…
How to Leak-Proof Your Dishwasher
Dishwashers leak occasionally. We know this. However, a frequently-leaking dishwasher that ruins your flooring, burdens you with daily cleanup, and seeps through to lower levels of your home (or the apartment below yours – sorry, neighbor!) need not be a permanent state of affairs. There are three main areas that cause problems in dishwashers: hosing,…