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Connecting to Natural Gas

Even if your home already has a natural gas connection, perhaps you’re not using it to its full advantage. Or, if a city gas line is available but not connected to your house, you’re missing out even more. Let’s say, for example, you’ve been thinking about switching from an electric…

How to Unblock a Shower Drain

There’s nothing uncommon about a blocked shower drain. That’s the bad news.  The good news is that, knowing what to expect, you can be amply prepared to clean them as they occur, or take steps to prevent them. Here’s how: Boiling water Boil a tea kettle or pot full…

How to Prevent Mould

Mould is part of the natural environment.  Outdoors, it plays a role in nature by breaking down dead organic matter such as fallen leaves and dead trees. Indoors, it’s another story. Mould is something to be prevented and avoided for all the harm it can do to your home and…

How To Deodorise a Smelly Drain

Are you tired of holding your breath every time you enter your bathroom? Does a foul odour emanating from your kitchen drain invade your personal sanctuary, making your daily routine unbearable? If you’re nodding in agreement, then fear not, because you’ve come to the right place! A smelly drain is…

What Makes a Shower Drain Smell Bad?

If entering your bathroom and, particularly, you shower stall delivers a knock-out punch to your sense of smell, you have “stinky shower syndrome”.  Okay, that’s not an actual thing, but stinking showers are nevertheless real. What causes the odour?  Mostly it’s from bacteria that forms on clogged hair, soap scum,…

How to Prevent a Blocked Sewer

If you’ve owned a home for more than a few years, chances are you’ve dealt with a blocked drain or toilet of two.  Hopefully nothing worse than that. But if you stay there long enough, that “something worse” can happen at any time. We’re talking about a blocked underground sewer…

Bathroom Cleaning & Organising Tips

Everybody likes a neat and clean home…well, almost everybody.  But very few enjoy all the hard work it takes to keep it that way.  What do we do? We look for shortcuts, but not so “short” that it jeopardizes the quality of our efforts. After all, anytime company arrives you…

Simple, Affordable Ideas for Bathroom Remodeling

There are all kinds of “big ones” that get away each year, and we’re not talking about fish. We’re talking about items on your “honey do” list.  One such item is bathroom remodeling.  Not always for lack of interest…sometimes for fear of what it might cost or how big of…

The Value of Water Heater Maintenance

How many things do you own that last forever?  While there’s probably a good number of them, especially family heirlooms, your plumbing is not on that list.  All plumbing is mechanical, and all mechanical objects eventually wear out. That goes for your water heater, too.  But here’s the thing: it…