Every year I have a Fall/Winter Checklist I like to go through, to try to attend to the regular maintenance needs around my home and office. I like checklists because I really HATE spending money on things that could have been avoided. And, the older I get, the more I seem to need lists that … Continued

Our office is located in a nice facility on the top of a hill near I-5, but our last office was on the edge of the suburbs in Lynnwood, Washington in a small industrial park that got ‘Grand-fathered in’. And because of that, the infrastructure was not the greatest. As a matter of fact, our … Continued

Some jobs always stick in your memory. My saddest emergency plumbing job happened a while ago and was caused by a standard washing machine hook-up. That warm northwest weekend, I was the plumber on-call. I responded to a page from my answering service, and they gave me a California number to call back a homeowner. … Continued

Toilets…everybody has one, or two, or three. That’s why we felt it was worthwhile to share some common toilet problems and fixes that depending on your skill set, tools, and confidence, you might be able to do yourself. History – There have always been problems with our toilets. More than 5,000 years ago, primitive systems … Continued

“A heat pump is no different than an air conditioner”. Well…yes…and no. As the name implies, a heat pump pumps heat…outside to cool your home, and inside to heat your home. In fact, heat pumps generally provide much more efficient heating than a typical oil, natural gas, propane, or electric furnace, or strip heat like … Continued