Cast Iron Pipe

  Important Note About Our Services In-House Plumbing Company now specializes exclusively in full residential sewer pipe replacement, particularly aging cast iron sewer systems in older homes. We do not perform drain cleaning, sewer stoppage clearing, leak detection services, or general plumbing repairs. This article was written at a time when we did provide these […]

We often get calls from homeowners asking for an estimate to repair issues found by another plumbing company. Sometimes the homeowner has a sewer camera video. And other times they have sewer leak test or leak isolation results from the other company. If the homeowner provides us with enough information when describing what the other company proposed—amount of tunneling, […]

Nobody wants to think about a sewer backup. It’s gross and messy and can potentially cause a lot of damage to your home and your health. If you have a simple clog, it’s easy to pull out the plunger or yank out that clump of hair from the tub drain. But when you find the […]

It should come as no surprise that we feel pretty passionate about water conservation here at In-House Plumbing. Of course, taking measures to save water saves you money by lowering your water bills. But when you also consider water is a finite resource—meaning we can run out of it—it only makes sense to conserve water […]

Important Note About Our Services In-House Plumbing Company now specializes exclusively in full residential sewer pipe replacement, particularly aging cast iron sewer systems in older homes. We do not perform drain cleaning, sewer stoppage clearing, leak detection services, or general plumbing repairs. This article was written at a time when we did provide these types […]

Water heating accounts for almost 20% of your home’s total energy costs. So when it’s time to replace a tank water heater, you might be considering converting to a tankless water heater. However, when we get calls from customers asking for a quote to convert to a tankless, we tell them that—as of 2017—we don’t install […]

If you’ve noticed higher than normal water bills or your water pressure is suddenly not what it use it be, you might have a fresh water leak. Your fresh water line runs on a pressurized system and is constantly pumping water from the city’s water lines—meaning there is always water running through your fresh water pipes. […]

If you have a sewer leak or leaks under the concrete slab of your home’s foundation, it’s possible it could cause cracks in your walls or foundation, sloping floors, or more. And once you find out you have a sewer leak, most likely it’s been there for a significant amount of time. So it’s in your best […]

Occasionally, customers call us here at In-House Plumbing worried about water pooling in their house on the floor or slab. There are many possible causes for this. But many are not necessarily plumbing related. We’d like to share some examples of what could be causing your mysterious puddle. Armed with this information, you can narrow […]

In our last post, we explained how we test your home’s sewer lines to determine if you have a leak or leaks in your sewer system. But how do we find out how many leaks you have and where they are? With a sewer leak isolation test. Sidenote: If a plumber uses a sewer camera to determine […]