Plumbing Articles

Protecting your home and pipes during a hard freeze is one of the smartest things you can do as a North Georgia homeowner. A few simple steps now can save you thousands of dollars in water damage and emergency plumbing repairs later. Why Pipes Freeze And Burst When...

On the first day of Christmas, my old house gave to me: a toilet that won't stop running. On the second day of Christmas, my old house gave to me: two clogged drains and a toilet that won't stop running. On the third day of Christmas, my old house gave to me: three...

You scrub your shower doors until your arm hurts, and two days later they look like you never touched them. White film everywhere. Your faucets have crusty white buildup that comes back faster than you can clean it off. Your skin feels dry and itchy even though you...

Your water bill shows up and you nearly choke on your coffee. It's almost double what you paid last month. You haven't been filling a pool, watering the lawn more than usual, or running the dishwasher any differently. So what gives? You've got a leak somewhere. And...

Thanksgiving is one of the busiest cooking days of the year. Your kitchen is the center of activity with multiple pots and pans going at once, the oven running continuously, and your dishwasher working overtime. Add in extra guests using extra bathrooms, doing loads...

When temperatures in Dawsonville drop below freezing, something dangerous can happen inside your walls and under your home. Water expands as it freezes, creating pressure that can burst pipes and cause flooding. By the time you realize the problem, you might be...

Your water heater doesn't get much attention until something goes wrong. You turn on a faucet expecting hot water, and instead you get a sputtering stream of lukewarm water mixed with rusty-looking stuff. By then you're already frustrated, and if the problem is...

As the leaves start to turn and temperatures begin to drop, most Dawsonville homeowners are thinking about raking leaves and preparing their yards for winter. But there's one area of home maintenance that often gets overlooked until something goes wrong: your plumbing...

If you're standing in your Dawsonville shower waiting for more than a trickle of water, you're probably having a frustrating morning. Low water pressure is one of the most common complaints we hear from homeowners across North Georgia, and you're definitely not alone...

Nobody plans for a plumbing emergency, but when one strikes your Dawsonville home, you need to know the warning signs that mean "call for help NOW" versus "this can wait until morning." As experienced emergency plumbers serving North Georgia, we've seen what happens...