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Des Plaines Plumber Tip #26: Residential Pipe Relining Services
The Des Plaines plumbers and Des Plaines plumbing contractors are professionally trained and thoroughly experienced in a vast array of commercial plumbing and residential plumbing services, including Des Plaines sewer cleaning, Des Plaines sewer line repair, Des Plaines sewer line replacement, Des Plaines video camera pipe inspection, and Des Plaines residential pipe relining services. Even if you live in a relatively new home, you should have your sewer line visually inspected. Newer homes are often built atop older plumbing systems, and not every home buyer has the time to conduct thorough pipe inspections prior to the move-in date. That is why if you have not recently had your residential piping systems inspected, it is never too late to make that call.
The Des Plaines plumbers and Des Plaines plumbing contractors at The Scottish Plumber are experts at several different pipe relining techniques, and when you schedule a residential plumbing maintenance visit with us, we will be sure to discuss our various methods for successful pipe relining with you.
Pipe relining is preferred to traditional forms of repair for several reasons. For one, it’s non-invasive. This means that we can reline the pipe without digging up your entire yard, or breaking up your basement floor. And secondly, it’s less expensive than conventional repair or replacement.
Pipe relining is a service that the Des Plaines plumbers and Des Plaines plumbing contractors at The Scottish Plumber are proud to offer. To learn more about these and other residential plumbing and commercial plumbing services, please call The Scottish Plumber today.
Villa Park Plumber Tip #25: Why Go Trenchless?
The Villa Park plumbers and Villa Park plumbing contractors at Scottish Plumber are proud to offer a wide range of residential plumbing services and commercial plumbing services, including sewer cleaning, drain cleaning, plumbing installation, trenchless sewer repair, trenchless sewer line replacement, sump pump installation, and sump pump maintenance, to name a few. If you are a Villa Park homeowner, then we can understand that you value your precious real estate investment. For that reason alone, we strive to provide cost-effective plumbing repair and plumbing maintenance services that will help to extend the life of your plumbing systems so you can continue to enjoy a return on investment from your property. When it comes to sewer line replacement, the need to repair your sewers in the least invasive way is paramount to the work that we do.
The Villa Park plumbers and Villa Park plumbing contractors at the Scottish Plumber are glad to provide trenchless sewer line replacement and trenchless sewer repair services, both of which present several advantages over conventional sewer line repair that requires a trench to be dug in your yard. Trenchless sewer line replacement, on the other hand, requires the least digging out of all of our sewer line replacement techniques. When we successfully complete this plumbing repair service, you will not be left with the burden of re-landscaping your yard, rebuilding your deck, or repaving your driveway. Trenchless sewer line replacement is precise, expedient, and minimally invasive. Call us today to learn more.
Chicagoland Flood Control Rebates
Village Flood Control Rebates
A major contributor to flooded basements in the Chicagoland area is a network of inadequate and aging municipal sewer systems that simply can’t handle the volume during times of heavy rainfall.
Typical city sewer backup
The good news is that there are steps you can take to prevent such a flood. One option is to install a flood control system which blocks sewer water from entering your basement. Another is to replace your standard gravity sewer line, with an elevated overhead sewer system, which would prevent the sewage from ever reaching a level high enough to enter your home.
The better news is that if you’re thinking about one of these options, now is a great time to have it done. Some Chicagoland villages have decided to offer programs designed to encourage residents to invest in such improvements, and are now offering rebates to help pay for them.
Here is a list of village rebates currently available. If your town is not on the list, contact your village’s Building Department to ask if they offer a similar program.
• Addison (630-543-4100)
o Currently offering rebate of up to $2000 for conversion to an overhead sewer.
• Arlington Heights (847-368-5000)
o Currently offering rebate of up to $5000 for conversion to an overhead sewer.
• Des Plaines (847-391-5300)
o Currently offering rebates of up to $2000 for the installation of a battery back-up sump pump, an indoor flood control system, or conversion to an overhead sewer.
• Elmhurst (630-530-3000)
o Currently offering rebate of up to $5000 for conversion to an overhead sewer.
• Glencoe (847-835-4111)
o Currently offering rebate of up to $2000 for conversion to an overhead sewer or the installation of a flood control system.
• Morton Grove (847-965-4100)
o Currently offering interest-free loans for a conversion to an overhead sewer or the installation of a flood control system.
• Palatine (847-358-7500)
o Currently offering rebate of up to $6000 for conversion to an overhead sewer.
• Schaumburg (847-895-4500)
o Currently offering rebate of up to $5000 for conversion to an overhead sewer.
Chicagoland Plumber Tip #24: Sump Pump Readiness
At this time of year, you may be less concerned with sump pump maintenance than you were during spring and summer. Here’s the thing – proper sump pump functioning depends on proper sump pump maintenance, so if you have not yet scheduled a sump pump maintenance visit from a Chicagoland plumber or a Chicagoland plumbing contractor, then we recommend that you do. The Scottish Plumber’s team of Chicagoland plumbers and Chicagoland plumbing contractors is professionally trained to provide you with cost-effective sump pump maintenance services that will extend the life of your sump pump.
Part of sump pump preparation is having systems in place to activate your sump pump in case of a power outage. If there is a thunderstorm that pulls down power lines or a power surge in extreme weather along with increased rainfall, then you will need a battery backup in order for your sump pump to continue working. If the sump pump loses power and there is no batter back-up sump pump in place, then you are pretty much on your own.
A working sump pump could be the difference between a dry basement and a flooded one, so please do not hesitate to schedule a sump pump maintenance inspection with a Chicagoland plumbing contractor or Chicagoland plumber at The Scottish Plumber today.
Villa Park Plumber Tip #23: Kitchen Faucet Repair
Does your kitchen sink faucet drip or leak? If so, please contact a Villa Park plumbing contractor or Chicago plumbing contractor at The Scottish Plumber so we can investigate the cause of your leaking kitchen sink or dripping kitchen sink right away. Leaky kitchen faucets are a nuisance, so rather than cope with the annoying dripping sound, please call The Scottish Plumber so we can put an end to your misery.
A kitchen faucet may look like one continuous metal object, when in fact the faucet is composed of smaller parts, screws, nuts, and bolts that keep the faucet tightly secured. If another Chicago plumbing contractor or Villa Park plumbing contractor did not install your kitchen faucet properly, then the kitchen faucet could drip or leak. The key is for the faucet to be secure. The Scottish Plumber’s Chicago plumbing contractors and Villa Park plumbing contractors are licensed to repair kitchen faucets or install new kitchen faucets.
Sediment can build up in the various rings that secure the faucet head to the waterspout. This sediment can harden or accumulate, causing the kitchen faucet to loosen. Once the kitchen faucet loosens and the sediment has even more space to accumulate, the kitchen faucet can no longer effectively transport water from the pipes below your kitchen sink into the kitchen sink itself. Sediment buildup is one potential cause of leaky kitchen faucets.
Please allow our Chicago plumbers and Villa Park plumbers to share their plumbing repair and plumbing maintenance expertise with you. Once a Chicago plumber or Villa Park plumber from The Scottish Plumber repairs your leaking kitchen sink, you’ll wonder why you ever put up with the annoying drip! We look forward to being your number one choice for Chicago and Villa Park plumbing services.
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