Few cold-weather mishaps are more irritating than frozen pipes, but what exactly causes them? During the drop in temperature, water might freeze inside plastic pipes, which cause it to expand out and pressurize. Not only can these frozen pipes prevent… Read More
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Why It’s Smart to Remove Your Polybutylene Pipes
Nobody ever wants to come home to find water pouring out from their ceiling or coming down the side of a wall. Unfortunately, if you’ve got a pipe to break, this might occur. Some pipes are much more prone to… Read More
5 Handy Tips for Pipe Leak Detection
Water damage can be terrible for your home. Leak detection is the best way to stop any leaks in their tracks and save your home’s structural integrity. Because we know that finding leaks before they become an issue isn’t always the most… Read More
Quick Solutions to a Pipe Leak
When your pipe begins to leak, it’s one of the biggest nuisances you can deal with. A pipe leak can lead to direct water damage in your home’s basement or roofs. Pipes that start leaking can lead even the toughest… Read More
3 Factors to Keep in Mind for a Gas Pipe Installation
If your house uses natural gas to power appliances, you’re the one responsible for the pipes that move through your home. Gas lines run under and through your house, so when dealing with them, you must be extremely cautious. Once… Read More
Tips for Replacing Polybutylene Pipes
How old are the pipes in your home? Depending on the age of your home, they might have not been replaced until recently. This can be a problem if your home contains polybutylene pipes. From the 1970s until the 1990s,… Read More
Replacing Dangerous Polybutylene Pipes
Polybutylene pipes were an inexpensive option that was easy to install. Throughout the 1970s and on through the late 90s, many home builders used this material. Estimates project that polybutylene pipes were installed in up to 10 million homes in… Read More
4 Questions About Replacing Polybutylene Pipes
If you have polybutylene pipes in your home, it is critical that you have them replaced. Replacing them with a different kind of pipe, such as CPVC, is so important because the old ones will eventually burst. When this happens, it’ll… Read More