Buying fixtures from Home Depot

If you are plan­ning to update some of the fix­tures in your home there are a few things to con­sider that could save you money down the road. Many of the cheap fix­tures avail­able at Home Depot or Lowes are very dif­fi­cult to find parts for. Brands such as Glac­ier Bay will pack­age up to seven other man­u­fac­tures fix­tures and rela­bel them as their own. Con­tinue Reading

DIY plumbing not covered by insurance

A plumb­ing fail­ure due to a con­struc­tion or work­man­ship deficit is one that will not be cov­ered by a gen­eral home­own­ers insur­ance pol­icy.  There are work­man­ship exclu­sions included in the fine print of a home­own­ers insur­ance pol­icy that exclude work done by either a con­trac­tor or a home­owner. This is why licensed plumbers carry a… Con­tinue Reading

Finding the right plumber

If you are in search of a plumber there are sev­eral indi­ca­tors as to wei­ther or not a com­pany would be a good fit for you. The first and most impor­tant step is to find a plumber that is prop­erly licensed and insured. A plumb­ing fail­ure is not nec­es­sar­ily cov­ered by a home­own­ers insur­ance pol­icy.… Con­tinue Reading

Overland Park Plumber

Our most fre­quent ser­vice area ser­viced has always been Over­land Park Kansas. We take pride in pro­duc­ing supe­rior results and excel­lent ser­vice. If you have a major plumb­ing project such as a water heater replace­ment or a whole house re-pipe we can pro­vide you with an esti­mate prior to com­plet­ing the work.

How to be a Plumber

If you are inter­ested in a career as a plumber you should explore all types of plumb­ing related fields. There is a big dif­fer­ence in work­ing as a union plumber and work­ing as a pri­vate plumber. If you become a union plumber it will take a decent resume to get accepted into an appren­tice­ship pro­gram… Con­tinue Reading

Adding a bathroom to a basement

As a con­trac­tor who has spe­cial­ized in base­ment fin­ish­ing for the past five years we have added many bath­rooms to exist­ing base­ments. A lot of the base­ments we are in newer sub­di­vi­sions in Over­land Park, Olathe, and Shawnee. The builder will usu­ally stub out a  3″ line for the toi­let, a 2″ line for the… Con­tinue Reading

Bradford White Water Heaters

For any­body that is not famil­iar with Brad­ford white or water heaters in gen­eral it is impor­tant to under­stand the dis­tri­b­u­tion sys­tem of the water heater man­u­fac­tur­ers. For starters, a water heater needs to be installed my a licensed plumber and there­fore some of the best water heaters can only be pur­chased at a plumb­ing… Con­tinue Reading

Cost of a water heater in Kansas City

The cost for a water heater is some­thing that we always come out to look out before pro­vid­ing a price. The things that we need to look at are going to be used in deter­min­ing if there is a need for a ther­mal expan­sion tank. A ther­mal expan­sion tank is used to pro­tect the plumb­ing… Con­tinue Reading

Choosing the right type of Water Heater

We install, ser­vice, and war­ranty Brad­ford White water heater’s. They have been a clear leader and top choice of the plumb­ing pro­fes­sional for many years. One of the most reli­able and longest last­ing tanks on the mar­ket, their rep­u­ta­tion speaks for itself. We  pro­vide free esti­mates for water heater instal­la­tion as each project will vary… Con­tinue Reading

Leaky faucets and showers

One of the most com­mon plumb­ing prob­lems in a typ­i­cal house­hold is a leaky faucet or shower. Often the fix­ture does not need to be com­pletely replaced. There is a car­tridge inside of your fix­ture that can be either rebuilt or replaced which will often solve this issue. There are many dif­fer­ent types of car­tridges… Con­tinue Reading