The Bad Advice Costing Homeowners Real Money After 20+ years of plumbing in Surrey homes, we've lost count of how many times bad advice has turned a simple fix into a major repair costing ten times more. These myths get passed around at barbecues, shared on social media, and handed...
Extend Your Water Heater’s Life: Flush the Sediment
That rumbling sound coming from your water heater isn't your imagination. Sediment builds up at the bottom of the tank over time, and it's one of the most common reasons water heaters lose efficiency and fail early. Most homeowners don't realize their tank needs this basic maintenance until something goes...
Prevent Costly Washer Hose Failures
Insurance companies frequently cite washing machine hose failures as one of the leading causes of water damage claims in homes. Those rubber supply lines behind your washer are under constant pressure 24 hours a day. When they fail, they don't trickle. They burst. Most homeowners never think about these hoses...
Find Silent Leaks: The Food Coloring Toilet Test
Most homeowners don't realize their toilet is silently wasting water until they see the water bill spike. You can't hear it, you can't see it flowing, but somewhere inside your tank, a slow leak is happening every single day. The easiest way to catch this problem before it becomes expensive...
DIY Guide: Change a Showerhead in 15 Minutes
Most homeowners don't realize that a worn-out showerhead is one of the easiest fixes they can handle themselves. If you're thinking about upgrading but worried it's complicated, here's the thing: it's genuinely simple. The hardest part is usually just picking which one you want. The real key to a leak-free...
DIY Wax Ring Replacement: When DIY Works
The wax ring under your toilet is probably something you've never thought about. Until it fails. Then suddenly you're noticing soft flooring around the base, water spots on the ceiling below, or that telltale wax smell coming from the bathroom. The good news: replacing a wax ring is technically doable...
Plumbing Noises: What They Mean
That moment when you hear something odd coming from your pipes and wonder: Is this normal? Is something broken? Do I need to call a plumber right now? We get it. It's one of the most common questions we hear, and honestly, your plumbing's trying to tell you something. The...
Fall Plumbing Checklist: Prevent Winter Disasters
That first hard freeze always seems to catch people off guard. One day you're enjoying mild October weather, the next morning temps drop to -5°C (23°F) and suddenly phones start ringing with burst pipe emergencies. Here's the thing - most winter plumbing disasters are completely preventable. We're talking about 30...
Fix Any Dripping Faucet: Complete Repair Guide
Every second, that dripping faucet wastes enough water to fill an Olympic swimming pool every three months - about 38,000 litres (10,000 gallons) annually per household. Yet most homeowners live with the constant drip, thinking repairs require expensive plumber visits. Here's what we've discovered: roughly 90% of leaks take under...
Caulk Like a Contractor: Stop Bathroom Leaks
That small gap between your bathtub and wall might not look threatening, but it's actually a ticking time bomb. Water seeping through failed caulk causes approximately 75% of bathroom water damage cases we encounter. The frustrating part? Most homeowners don't realize their caulk has failed until they're dealing with rotted...