Top 7 Spring Plumbing Tips

It’s that time of year, here again are our top 7 spring tips: Check Outside Hosebibs – When you turn on your outside tap, or ‘hosebib’, for the first time, be sure to go back into the house and check to see if there are any leaks.  The inside valve or pipe may have frozen […]

A Chill is in The Air

What a beautiful summer we had.  It may have started late but it made up for it with near perfect days.  Whether or not you’re looking forward to cooler temperatures, changing leaves and unpredictable schedules, fall reminds us that winter is coming.  So as you trade those summer shorts for warm sweaters, make sure your […]

Where’s the Rain?

It’s been an unusual spring so far, hasn’t it?  From an extended winter into summer-like weather back to cold weather.  We even had SNOW on May 28th!  But what we haven’t had enough of is water.  You can tell by looking at nature just how desperate things are already starting to get.  The trees are […]

It’s Spring!

Amidst another lockdown, nature continues as it has it has since the beginning of time.  Too much rain, too little rain, high winds, unexpected snow or glorious days full of the promise of summer.  That is what is called spring here in Ontario. Rainfall and storms are to be expected, and with that comes the […]

The Good Ol’ Summertime!

Yes, hot, hot HOT weather is here and we are loving it!  Unfortunately, so do our trees.  Summer is the time of rapid root growth for trees as they search for water and nutrients and can infiltrate your sewer or septic line. Have you ever experienced a sewage back up in your home due to […]

Spring… FINALLY!

After a long, stormy winter spring has arrived! We all feel relieved that spring is finally here (I thought it would never come!) We’re looking forward to those long, hot, beautiful summer days and relaxing warm evenings.  But with spring comes the rain, and sometimes lots of it.  NOW is the time to service your septic or […]

Ah… the Canadian Winter…

So far it’s been a roller coaster ride when it comes to our weather this winter.  First warm and sunny, then a little snow, then lots of snow, then windy & cold, freezing cold, and then bone-chilling, don’t wanna go outside cold!  The kind of cold where your breath freezes in the air.  And sadly, […]

Don’t flush your money away

Are you literally flushing money down the toilet? On average, toilets make up approximately 30% of a home’s water usage.  And that doesn’t count any toilets that are leaking or running on.  While you’re reading this, about 20% of all toilets in homes are silently leaking, costing homeowners money.  Do you have a toilet that runs on, flushes on […]

April Showers Bring… Flooding?

Weather specialists are predicting more severe weather this year and the years to come.  Are you prepared for the next big storm? March, and so far April, have been hard on so many families – no power for hours or days, no way to keep warm, loss of food, loss of belongings due to flooding […]

5 Warning Signs of a Clogged Drain

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Most homeowners know that their residential sewer line transports waste water from their home to a main sewer line but give it little thought.  That is until it they have sewage coming up out of their drains! A clogged sewer line could cause significant damage to your family’s belongings and may lead to expensive repairs […]