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lauriechef
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RE: Restaurant kitchen shut down after messy plumbing fiasco - thoughts?
Grease plugs are the stuff of nightmares, no kidding. I once had a kitchen where the shutoff was hidden behind a stack of flour bags - took me twenty minutes just to get to it, and by then the water was ankle deep. Logbo...
RE: WHEN YOUR LAWN TURNS INTO A SWAMP AFTER EVERY RAINSTORM
That “one fix just creates another problem” line hit home. Last spring, I rerouted my downspouts to keep water off the foundation, but the runoff just made a new bog in the middle of the yard. Ended up digging a shallow ...
RE: When is it time to swap out old pipes?
Honestly, you nailed it with copper. It’s a pain to wrangle, but once it’s in, you pretty much forget about it for decades. I’ve lost count of how many “emergency” calls I’ve had where folks waited until their old galvan...
RE: Making sure your home’s pipes are up to code - how I do it
Funny how a weird smell is often the first clue - had a job last winter where the only sign was this faint musty odor in the hallway. Pulled off the baseboard and, sure enough, pinhole leak in a copper line. Scope camera...
RE: What would you do if your basement started smelling musty overnight?
Had a basement job a while back where the owner swore by those moisture absorber tubs - had them lined up like little soldiers. Still, the smell just got worse every week. Turned out, there was a slow leak from an old pi...