Pipes

You may start to notice some issues with your plumbing and yard. Constantly clogged drains, poor draining speed, uneven and ransom indentations in your lawn, bright green and lush patches of grass. These might seem like random issues, but can be telltale signs of having Orangeburg pipes. If you have [...]

A slab leak happens when a leak develops in or near the concrete foundation of your home. If you have one, you may be surprised to learn that slab leak insurance coverage is complex. Not all homeowner’s insurance policies cover all aspects of a slab leak by default. We’ll walk [...]

A plumbing customer in Ripon recently asked us if she should be worried about the rotten egg smell coming from her kitchen sink. If your water smells like rotten eggs, the culprit is likely hydrogen sulfide gas that has been produced by hydrogen sulfide bacteria. Although the smell usually isn’t [...]

You’ve probably heard the term hard water before, right? But do you know what it really means? Or, more importantly, the problems it can cause in your plumbing and in your life? Hard water is water with higher levels of minerals, such as magnesium and calcium, in it. Hard water [...]

Those bumps, clanks, whistles, and creaks you hear in the night (probably) doesn’t mean your house is haunted. The noises you hear are probably your noisy water pipes. While this may give you a sense of relief that you won’t run into a ghost in the middle of the night, [...]

For a long time, copper reigned as the king of plumbing, but the king is dead. A new king is on the scene and it’s causing quite a stir. Many new homes and remodels are now using a product called PEX. These flexible pipes can be installed faster and, since [...]