It’s always at the worst possible time, isn’t it? The toilet backs up right before guests arrive. The garbage disposal decides to quit on Thanksgiving morning. You look under the sink, and there it is: a bright bottle of chemical drain cleaner, promising...
In a city as big as San Francisco, there is no dearth of people who offer skilled services. You will come across various ads that can redirect you to plumbers in San Francisco. But hiring them is not as easy as finding them. They might make big claims, but plumbing is...
If you have a clogged drain or a backed-up toilet in your home, you know things are not all OK. You might reach for the plunger or pour chemicals down the drain to clear the blockage, and in most cases, this would work. But there are times when the water refuses to...
Here’s a common scenario. A panicked homeowner with a sewer line that’s burst or damaged with a stubborn clog. What complicates the problem is the homeowner’s prized backyard with new grass and a lovely stone patio, which will need to be dug up to fix the sewer line....
Frozen pipes are one of those problems Californians don’t think about until they’re standing in a cold kitchen with no running water. I’ve heard it plenty of times: “We’re in California. Pipes don’t freeze here.” Well pipes do freeze, even in California. And when they...
