Maintenance
We all know it... an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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Over time, it becomes harder to prioritize maintenance tasks and to notice that the small problems you've lived with for so long, are getting larger.
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Our Home Helpers are here to make sure your house stays feeling like a home.
After decluttering this basement, we found a suspicious puddle in a storage area... never good.
A quick glance upwards led us to a first floor toilet that had been leaking for years. Since the storage area was disorganized, the homeowners could have never noticed the leak. It's a very easy thing to miss in an unused space.
After patching the subfloor from below, we installed a new silicon seal and reinstalled the toilet -- problem solved!
After decluttering this basement, we found a suspicious puddle in a storage area... never good.
OUR WORK
A recent kitchen remodel rerouted plumbing to the kitchen sink through a cantilevered bump out. Each winter, the customer experienced frozen pipes and was tired of leaving the water running through every cold spell.
The first step was to work our way through a neglected storage area... after 35 years in a home, things tend to pile up!
After sorting out the contents of the storage area, we were able to give it a thorough clean and make a sizable delivery to a local thrift store.
A recent kitchen remodel rerouted plumbing to the kitchen sink through a cantilevered bump out. Each winter, the customer experienced frozen pipes and was tired of leaving the water running through every cold spell.
During an initial visit with a new Connect Subscriber, we noted several warning signs that the roof needed attention. Here you can see peeling and blistering paint.
Water damage around exhaust fans positioned near the toilets, and subsequently plumbing vents that exit the roof.
More signs of a previous repair, poorly done. It was time to call in a professional roofer. See Roof Repairs under our Project Management section to learn how we helped this client.
During an initial visit with a new Connect Subscriber, we noted several warning signs that the roof needed attention. Here you can see peeling and blistering paint.