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Helpful tips for handy people
If you are a Cincinnati DIYer, Allied Reddi-Rooter has insights and how-to articles to help. Check out our library, and if you don’t see a topic that you would like covered, let us know. It will be next on the list to be published.
Standing Water Problems? Pump It Up, Up, and Away!
Standing water can be hard to get your arms around, especially when it’s pooling in unwanted places. Window wells, low spots in the yard,...
Plumbing 101: FIRST, Locate the Water Shut-off Valve
Draining a tank seems simple, but accidents can happen. Today in the office, all heck broke loose. This morning, management decided to...
Simple Sanitation Tips for Kitchens, Baths & Basements
Busy households create big demands on sanitation. Below are our favorite “quick hits” for keeping sinks, drains, and toilets bright and...
Buying a Home? Check the Pipes!
The Cincinnati home buying market is heating up for summer sales. If you think you've found your dream home, make sure your home...
Toilets: Repair or Replace? That is the question.
Last weekend, as we jiggled the toiled handled again (and again and again) to make it stop running, we felt it might be time to replace...
April Showers Bring Wet Basements
Our soggy winter has morphed into a soggy spring. Our backyard is soup. In Cincinnati, this means one thing: wet basements. For readers...
Tankless Water Heaters – A 101 Overview
Two years ago, we wrote a blog on tank vs. tankless water heaters – the local adoption rate of tankless was low at the time. Since then,...
Sewer Gas -- It Stinks!
In our 1920's vintage home, we're at peace with our vintage plumbing: everything above ground is new-ish. Everything underground is cast...
Shower Heads -- The Ultimate in Fine Bathing
Recently, we stayed in an historic 1929 English Tudor manor lodge near Chagrin Falls, OH. The lobby had the usual showcase of lodge...
Buyer Beware -- Original PVC Pipes Can Be Trouble
We have a 20-something friend who believes she's found the perfect starter home in an early 1980's neighborhood. The home seller is a...
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