Guides
Know your pipes
Plain advice on the plumbing you already have: what to check, when to call, and what to do in the first five minutes when water is where it shouldn't be.
A burst pipe: the first five minutes
Water coming through the ceiling? What to do before the plumber gets there, in the order it matters.
Tank or tankless?
What each costs to fit and to run, how long they last, and which we'd pick for a family of four.
Why your drain keeps clogging
Grease, hair, a sag in the pipe or roots: how to tell which, and what actually fixes each.
A plumbing note each season
Four short guides a year: what to check before the first freeze, a water heater habit worth having, and the one valve everyone in the house should know.