Too Often 'DIY Plumbing' Means Doing It All Wrong

The downfalls of many well-intentioned homeowners have begun with the words “I

think I can handle that,” or “It can’t be that hard. Where’s my toolbox?” But take it

from someone who gets plenty of calls from folks who have had to make a mad dash

to the shutoff valves for their home’s water supply, residential plumbing issues are

not amateur stuff.

We’ve Seen It All

The most common do-it-yourself projects that we see go bad – and end up having to

rush out on a repair call for – are people trying to replace or fix an outside faucet or

replace mechanisms like a water level control assembly in a toilet. Problems can

pop up pretty much at any point you decide to start tinkering and it’s easy to

accidentally twist a water line or do some other damage. And even if you avoid

damaging equipment, there’s the likelihood that once you’re done installing and

reassembling everything, it just won’t fit right and you’ll have a leak on your hands.

I’ve seen problems pop up at every stage of those sorts of projects, and we

get called out to fix those kinds of issues at least a few times a month.

Experience Matters

Because I’ve been in business as an Leander plumber for 22 years, I’ve seen just about every

issue and disaster that can happen when a homeowner tries to address a plumbing

problem themselves. As a master plumber – a certification that comes after eight

years of experience and lots of training and testing of your skills – I can handle a

long list of residential and commercial issues, and the tradesmen and journeyman we

staff here at Roger’s Plumbing can handle any home issue, as well.

It is obviously tempting to jump on the Internet, watch some YouTube videos

showing how to do a repair yourself and decide to give it a try. And I’m sure lots of

people do handle small issues on their own, but it’s never a bad idea to have our

number handy, just in case things go wrong and water starts flying everywhere.