One of the drawbacks of living in an older home is that you have to call different service industries quite often for various home improvements and fixes. For example, this year alone I had to call in an electrical twice, an HVAC expert once and a plumber three different times. It?s just something you have to deal with if you are like me and have a soft spot for an older, historic home. In my case the house was passed down to me so it as sentimental value but many other people like the solid build quality along with the look and feel of a home that has some age to it. Most people would agree that as with most other things the saying is true that they just don?t make it like they used to.
But while I do like older homes, I still like mine to be as efficient and function as well as possible. If it means I have to spend the extra money and put up with the hassle of calling in plumbing or electrical experts then so be it. It sure is better than the alternative of waiting and not calling someone in to fix the problem right away. Most recently, I called in an expert that I was beginning to know by name through no fault of his own. I called Plumbright in Richmond VA because there few a few different plumbing problems around the house I wanted to be addressed. It was a little bit of everything really, a little work needed to be done in the kitchen, the downstairs bathroom and in the laundry rooms as well.
The first plumbing problem had to do with a leaky faucet in the kitchen sink. The water was not flowing properly out of the faucet head and was also leaking down below. When I showed it to the expert he started to go to work on it and I just chuckled and told him, no wait there is more let me show you. So I let him to the laundry room and showed him the puddle of water that was on the floor, I wasn?t exactly sure what the problem was I told him but it had been happening for about two weeks that whenever I started a load of laundry there was some sort of leak. Finally I showed him the bathroom where the sink was clogged. I told him it had not been draining properly for over a month and if he could figure out the problem I would appreciate it as well.
Needless to say he had his hands full but before too long my house was in working order once again or at least as far as plumbing was concerned. There is something truly satisfying to know that you are keeping things working in an older home even if you cannot always figure out how to do the job yourself.
Source: http://www.home-improvement.net/hiring-a-plumber/
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