Plumbing

SEWER TAP WARNING – How Many Thrones May Your Castle Contain? PREMIUM

SEWER TAP WARNING – How Many Thrones May Your Castle Contain?

Tearing down an old house to build back a new one is a popular goal, especially in well established, highly sought after neighborhoods. It’s not any less expensive, but the adage ‘location-location-location’ makes it desirable, anyway. One Read more
Listen to Your House for Sounds of Plumbing Leaks PREMIUM

Listen to Your House for Sounds of Plumbing Leaks

Houses make a lot of sounds. Creaking in walls and rafters recurs due to structural settling or changes in temperature and humidity. Squeaking in floors is most often a result of walking over loose nails, which rub (squeak) against wood sub-floor Read more
EXCAVATION INTO BEARING SOIL or Digging the Foundation PREMIUM

EXCAVATION INTO BEARING SOIL or Digging the Foundation

‘Excavation’ is the practice of digging into dirt and moving it around. ‘Bearing Soil’ is the deep-down dirt that can carry, or bear, the weight of a house. The previously mentioned ‘surface soil’ is only strong enough to support gras Read more