Painter’s tape and a Sharpie does the job, but I’d nudge folks to spring for those little engraved tags or even zip ties with labels. They hold up bet...
I hear you on the mesh screens—those things have saved me from more than a few kitchen disasters. I once had a tenant try to grind up a whole chicken ...
You nailed it with the washer thing. I once spent half an hour scrubbing away at a shower head, thinking I’d fixed everything, only to turn it on and ...
I hear you on the frustration with half flushes. Some of these “efficient” toilets really do need a bit of fine-tuning before they work right. I’ve sw...
Had the same battle with mice last winter—found a whole bunch of chewed-up foam and even some nesting right in the insulation. Tried switching to that...
That's a good point—reminds me of this one homeowner who kept flushing antibacterial wipes. Once I explained how it messed with the bacteria balance i...
Glad someone mentioned the washers. I remember a few years back, I had this showerhead that just refused to cooperate. No matter how much vinegar-soak...
I've actually seen this work pretty well myself. Had a similar experience with my neighbor—he was always complaining about his boiler being "impossibl...
Haha, I feel you on that one. I've been marking pipes with paint pens for years now, and honestly, it's held up surprisingly well. Had a client once w...
Haha, ain't that the truth... learned that the hard way when a tenant decided bacon grease was "liquid enough" for the sink. Took a whole weekend to s...
Couldn't agree more about checking pipe ends. Reminds me of a kitchen sink job I tackled last year—thought I had everything perfect, clamps tightened ...
I get the appeal of eco-friendly insulation—used recycled denim myself in an attic job once, and it worked great up there. But honestly, around plumbi...
Totally agree on the softener point—hard water can be a sneaky pain. Couple years back, I was helping redo a bathroom for my sister, and we had this o...
Yeah, that's pretty much how it goes. First time I had to pull a toilet was when my daughter dropped a whole roll of dental floss down there—don't ask...
Haha, couldn't agree more. Had a similar mystery clog last year—camera showed zilch, auger came back clean, but water kept rising ominously every flus...