“Honey, I’d love to go out to dinner Saturday night, but I was really counting on staying home and cleaning the bathroom.  Do you mind terribly?” Now there’s a conversation that’s probably NEVER taken place in your household, and probably never will.  Why?  Because we clean our bathrooms when we have to, and not for […]

You know what they say: “Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.” Well, the winter of 2015 – 2016 has been a great case in point. Except for a freakish snow storm or two, it’s been less snowy and considerably milder when compared to the past few winters. And yet here at Your […]

Not that we’re condoning selfish behavior, but let’s tell it like it is: sometimes, we all want what we want, when we want it. And the thing of it is, you never know when one of those sudden urges might jump and bite you in your pants pocket. Let’s suppose, for the moment, that it’s […]

No matter where you live, the age of your home, or how many hours you spend cleaning it, sooner or later you’re bound to encounter mold. And because mold loves damp, dark, isolated places, one of the most common areas to find it is in the bathroom. Luckily, mold is also one of the easiest […]

Since each plumbing system and fixture in your home is such an integral part of your daily routines, it’s easy to forget that sooner or later, it’s all going to have to be replaced. Not necessarily by you, mind you. It’s just that no plumbing lasts forever, and when a faucet or toilet’s number is […]

A lot of the work we here at Your 1 Plumber is fixing what someone else attempted to fix, but didn’t get it quite right. And that’s especially true of do-it-yourselfers who, very often, have just enough knowledge to get the job partially right. The only problem is, “partially right ” can sometimes lead to […]

Some days you just can’t win for trying. No sooner do you clean up the mess following a drain clog in your kitchen sink when someone announces, “Mom, I think the toilet’s blocked.” Or you install a new faucet – all on your own – to replace the one that wouldn’t stop linking, when all […]

Chances are that if a pipe freezes somewhere in your home, the first indication will be no water coming from a certain faucet, or cold water only. You could, of course, come home from a day at the office, enter your home through the garage, and notice a frozen pipe before you even attempt turning […]

Are you really ready to scrap a perfectly good toilet simply because of a few unsightly scratches inside the bowl? Chances are that if you’re reading this blog in the first place, the answer is “no,” and that you’re looking for a good way to repair the scratches and make your toilet like new again, […]