Hello World! Welcome Friends! Hiring a plumber to make repairs to your home’s plumbing system can sometimes be expensive. Plumbers charge anywhere from $45 up to $150 per hour on average.
As a result, many homeowners try to fix plumbing problems on their own before resorting to calling 5 Star Plumbing. And in many cases, this works out just fine for them.
There are all kinds of plumbing issues that you can DIY without making a big mess. From fixing a clogged toilet to fixing a leak underneath your bathroom sink, you can try to tackle these issues yourself.
But there are some plumbing problems that you should never address on your own, no matter how much you think you know about plumbing. You could make a minor problem much worse and cost yourself a fortune in the long run. Instead, you should contact the professionals at Sarkinen Plumbing to ensure the job is done right!
Here are five plumbing jobs you should leave to the professionals.
Making Repairs to Plumbing Pipes or Replacing Them Altogether
As we just mentioned, there’s nothing wrong with trying to fix a leaky pipe located right underneath your bathroom sink. In most cases, you can get the leak to stop by tightening the pipes that are connected to your sink’s P-trap.
But fixing a small leak under a bathroom sink does not qualify you to make repairs to other plumbing pipes in your home. If you find that a plumbing pipe elsewhere has a crack or hole in it, there’s not going to be much that you can do to make repairs that are going to last.
You’re much better off having Hy-Pro Plumbing & Drain Cleaning fix plumbing pipes for you if you find yourself in this situation. They’ll make the right repairs to your plumbing pipes and get them to stop leaking.
They’ll also let you know if you might want to consider replacing your plumbing pipes altogether, which is another plumbing job that you shouldn’t try to take on yourself. All plumbing pipes have a lifespan, and once that lifespan is up, it’s not uncommon for them to crack or burst.
If you decide to have plumbing pipes replaced, allow a professional plumber to do the job. You could put yourself, your family, and your entire home at risk if you decide to play the role of a plumber when you aren’t one.
Running Plumbing Pipes to a New Location
Are you in the process of renovating a kitchen or a bathroom? If so, you might be thinking about moving some of your plumbing fixtures around so that they work better in your new and improved space.
Just like with repairing and replacing plumbing pipes, this isn’t a job for an amateur. You need to know what you’re doing when you’re running plumbing pipes to new locations, even if those locations are only a few feet away.
A plumber like Plumbing Elwood should be included in the initial conversations about your kitchen or bathroom renovation. They can tell you how much it’ll cost to move plumbing pipes around and talk to you about any potential problems you might face while doing it.
Fixing a Clog in a Sewer Line
Does your toilet gurgle every time you flush it? Does it fill up when you’re running your bathroom sink? Does it keep backing upon you and forcing you to plunge it over and over again?
These are all signs you might have a clog in your sewer line. It’s a problem that you shouldn’t ignore as well as a problem that you shouldn’t take on yourself.
There is heavy-duty equipment that plumbers will use to identify a sewer line clog and come up with a plan of action for it. You could end up doing damage to your sewer line if you try to unclog it yourself without help from a plumber.
Performing Slab Leak Detection and Repair
There are a bunch of plumbing pipes that run either underneath your basement or underneath the main floor in your home. A so-called slab leak occurs when one of these plumbing pipes has a leak in it.
This is one of the worst plumbing problems that you can encounter. In a worst-case scenario, it could cause damage to your home’s foundation and force you to pay thousands of dollars for repairs.
But believe it or not, there are some homeowners who try to perform slab leak detection and repair on their own. They dig into the concrete floors in their basements and go searching for the leaky pipe that’s causing problems.
As you can imagine, this doesn’t end well for them. Often times, they miss the mark and dig into the wrong part of the floor. And even if they do manage to find the leaky pipe, they don’t have the first idea how to fix it.
Leave the slab leak repair to those who know what they’re doing.
Installing a New Hot Water Heater
Has your home’s old hot water heater kicked the bucket? You can go and pick out a new hot water heater for your house and bring it home.
But you shouldn’t, under any circumstances, try to install it on your own. If you make a mistake during the installation process, you could send scalding-hot water shooting out of it.
Pay a plumber to come and make sure that your new hot water heater is installed the right way so that you can enjoy it for years to come.
Don’t Try to Fix Plumbing in Any of These Situations
If you take a ton of pride in your ability to take care of issues in your home, you might not love the idea of calling a plumber to fix plumbing problems. But it’s what you should do if you encounter any of the scenarios we just talked about.
The last thing you want to do is get in over your head with a plumbing problem and do more harm than good during a DIY job. You’ll end up wasting a bunch of time and make your plumbing repairs more expensive than they should be in the process.
Call on a plumber instead and let them handle whatever issue you’re facing. You’ll be glad you did when they’re all done and the problem is fixed.
Keep browsing our blog to find out about other home improvement jobs you should leave to the pros.
Click the links below for any posts you may have missed!
First Time Home Buyer Checklist
Caring for your Stainless Steel Sink
How to Choose the Right HVAC Contractor
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Toodles,
Thanks for clearing it up!