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Aside from the level of comfort, a basement bathroom can also increase the value of your home. The question is, are you ready to take on the job of doing it on your own and save roughly about $1,000 in cost? You have to remember that this is a fairly complicated job, but, many have successfully done it. Here is what you have to do. Main Drain Line The first thing that you must to is to locate the main...

If you have never heard of hydro-jetting, consider yourself lucky. This is a tool that plumbers use when a snake or smaller tool will not work to get rid of tough clogs. This tool also used with tree roots get the way of the plumbing lines that go back and forth between the main lines under the street. Hydro-jetting is often done on sewer lines that get clogged, too. In many cases, the only other alternative to hydro-jetting is tearing...

Do you find it frustrating when you flush the toilet and the thing is still in the bowl? This was not a problem before until congress decided to pass in 1994 a law that required toilets to use only a maximum of 1.6 gallons of water for every flush as a way of conserving water. It was a very nice idea, unfortunately, the technology behind toilets during that time was not up to par in supporting powerful flushes with minimal...

Did you know that slab leak detection is one of the most important services that a licensed professional plumbing service can provide? The reality is that the most difficult part about slab leaks is that once you detect them with the naked eye, it can already be too late and already cost you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in damages. More importantly, you can even be opening up your family to health risks without knowing it. Is your home...

In your home plumbing system there is a plumbing fixture (like a toilet) that is supposed to be connected to a trap and each of these fixtures should have their own vent. What makes toilets unique is that they have a built-in trap, but, without a vent so you still need to install one for it. Is it so bad that there is no venting for toilets? What problem can it cause? Slowly Draining Toilets One of the most common...