The rainy season is a time for rubber boots, splashing in puddles, and dancing in the rain. It’s also a time for homeowners to pay close attention to the ways heavy rain impacts their home’s plumbing system.

The saying “April showers bring May flowers” should be a reminder for homeowners to take a few simple steps to prepare their home’s plumbing system for the rainy season.

Whether you’ve just moved into your dream house, or you’ve owned your home for quite a while, here are seven tips for keeping your home’s plumbing in top shape.

After a long day at work, a shower is just what you need to wash the stress away and enjoy a relaxing evening. But if the shower drain is blocked, then you’ve got to put Netflix on pause and figure out how to unclog that stubborn drain. 

Roger The Plumber, a residential plumbing and HVAC services company, offers expert recommendations for keeping residential plumbing pipes in good condition during freezing temperatures.

Homeowners typically don’t call the plumber until they’ve got a serious plumbing emergency on their hands. If a plunger fails to unclog a toilet, or a shower refuses to drain, homeowners call up the first local plumber recommended by Google. But in many cases, the plumber should’ve been called months ago for an annual plumbing inspection.

Here are three reasons why.

Whether you’ve got a leaky faucet or a poorly fastened toilet seat, here are a few plumbing tools every homeowner should have to take care of minor plumbing problems.

The holiday season is upon us, which means hosting family dinners and guests from out-of-town, and a higher than usual load on the home’s plumbing system. If you’d like to avoid a plumbing catastrophe during the holiday season, here are five tips to keep your plumbing system in top shape.

You probably don’t realize how much you rely on proper plumbing until a pipe bursts, the shower overflows or the washing machine stops working. It is only once a plumbing crisis hits that you desperately call up the local plumber.

During the rainy season, your home’s sump pump does the heavy lifting to keep your basement nice and dry. To ensure your sump pump continues to operate properly and is able to protect your home from rain and snow, here are seven steps you should take to prepare for the upcoming season.