It’s common for people to invest in home renovation as its one area that can really improve the value of your home. One area that can be especially of value is through kitchen and bathroom upgrades specifically the plumbing fixtures … Continue reading It's not hard to become exasperated when toilets, sinks, and showers begin to exhibit drainage problems all at once. Sewer problems can lead to backed-up water and cause moldy waste water, ripe with bacteria, to flood into your home. These problems could present a serious risk to health, and attract such nasty insects as mold flies into your home, which are very difficult to get out.
If you've already been the process of snaking, plunging, drain cleaners, and whatever else you could think of to try to stem the problem, it is time to accept that you may need to clean out your sewer or drainage system.
Most drain problems start as simple clogs in the drainage pipes. Left on their own, these small clogs may move down the pipe. Once this happens, you can be in for a serious problem with backed up water even a possibility. This type of full cleaning is best left to professionals, as they know the quickest, and most effective methods of cleaning out a sewer.
It may take a couple days to accomplish a full sewer cleaning, but it is totally necessary when your pipes are constantly clogging. Putting off a sewer cleaning could end up with your house flooded, causing massive property damage, and costing you even more money in the long run.
A prompt and professional Toronto sewer cleaning can save you time and money, and is often the only way to banish those pesky drainage problems once and for all.
Before ordering a full on drain-cleaning you may want to have a plumber perform a proper drain inspection. These are quick and painless and can confirm if the sewer is in fact your problem, or if it is something else.
Try to narrow down the problem first, but if you're having drainage problems all around the house, the only real solution is a proper sewer cleaning. Try not to spend too much time delaying, because, as mentioned earlier, a full-blown sewer problem can erupt into a disaster for your house.
Imagine you’re tap is dripping right now, think about how bad this could become if left unattended for a few months. Imagine just how much water is being wasted, which costs not only you money out of your own pocket, … Continue reading When buying a home, the plumbing is usually the last thing on your mind. You're thinking about the price, the neighborhood, schools for your kids, financing, any number of things other than the plumbing of the house in question. Many homeowners overlook this very vital and necessary piece of information, and end up paying for it a few years down the road.
If the house you're looking at buying is over 15 years old, you will definitely need a Toronto sewer inspection. Many problems can occur in the drain lines under the house. The most common problems being a tree root growing into and intruding on a pipe, or a cracked, clogged, or broken pipe.
Sewer inspections are quick jobs that plumbers can perform in just a couple hours using new equipment such as CCTV video cameras. They can look inside the house's plumbing and see the conditions of the pipes. This is very vital information for you to have as a home buyer.
If the house is old, the pipes could be cracking. An inspection will turn this up before you buy and it becomes your problem.
If you discover bad piping you then have a bargaining chip to use when negotiating for the house. You could demand to have the problems fixed before you buy, or knock the price down a bit for bad plumbing.
Overlooking a sewer inspection can lead to some very big headaches in the future. Possible property damage, huge plumbing bills, the house could even be condemned if it's bad enough. So, don't put yourself in that position, and stay informed. The condition of a house's plumbing could potentially be the most important piece of knowledge of all when considering whether to buy a home.
If you don't want to pay the plumber's bill out of your pocket, ask the current owners or bank if the plumbing has been inspected recently. If it has, there is a possibility that the CCTV footage the plumber took has been saved. If so, ask if you can look it over. If not, move along.
Many homeowners will eventually face the frustration and stress of sewer problems. Most people will want to hire a professional plumber to come out and deal with the problem of repairing or replacing their sewer. When it comes to this … Continue reading 
When is it a good time to have your pipes replaced? Well, if you happen to be one of the unlucky home owners in Toronto that still has lead pipes in their plumbing system the answer is clearly – NOW! … Continue reading 