It’s funny, I used to think “how hard could it be?” until I tried to swap out a garbage disposal one evening and ended up with a literal waterfall und...

That lines up with what I’ve seen on jobs. Push-to-connect fittings have come a long way—first time I used one was on a Sunday night call, tight crawl...

I’ve seen that happen more than once—dead battery right when you need it. Honestly, I wish more of those detectors had a louder low-battery alert. One...

Funny you mention the cleaning part—I've lost count of how many times folks have called me out to "fix" fixtures that just looked bad because of water...

Cutting them out is definitely the most reliable, but it’s not always practical—especially if you’re dealing with old clay or Orangeburg pipe. I’ve be...

I hear you on the notebook thing—there’s just something about putting pen to paper that makes stuff stick. I used to rely on my memory, too, until I m...

Haha, plumbers leaving Easter eggs... that's a good one. Reminds me of when I moved into my current place and found a pipe running straight into the a...