Plumbing Permits in Nashville, La Vergne, and Rutherford County: Which Office Handles Your Project?
Two homes can need the same kind of plumbing work and still use different permit offices. A Nashville address may start with Metro Codes, a La Vergne address with the city’s Codes Department, and a property under Rutherford County Building Codes with the county process. The work may sound similar in each place, but the […]
Does Tennessee 811 Mark My Water and Sewer Lines? What Homeowners Need to Know Before Digging
Does Tennessee 811 Mark My Water and Sewer Lines? What Homeowners Need to Know Before Digging You submit an 811 locate request before a project and colored paint or flags appear in the yard. That does not necessarily mean every buried line on the property has been located. Tennessee 811 explains that it is the […]
My Faucet Stopped During a Freeze, but Nothing Has Burst. What Should I Do?
You turn on a faucet during a hard freeze and get almost nothing. Maybe there is a trickle. Maybe there is no flow at all. You do not see water escaping from a wall, ceiling, cabinet, or crawlspace. That puts you in a different situation from an active burst pipe. Metro Water Services’ January 22, […]
Sewer, Septic, or STEP? Identify the System Serving Your Rutherford County Home
A Rutherford County address does not automatically tell you how wastewater leaves the property. One home may connect to a public sewer. Another may use a private septic system. A third may be served by a STEP system through Consolidated Utility District of Rutherford County. Those systems can begin at the same sinks, toilets, and […]
High Water Bill After a Leak? Who Is Responsible and Can the Utility Adjust It?
A water leak can raise a bill, but the dollar amount alone does not tell you what happened. Who is responsible for the leak, and what does the utility require before it will consider adjusting the bill? In Middle Tennessee, those answers are not identical from one utility to another. Nashville publishes a clear service-line […]
Tree Roots in Your Sewer Line: Does the Tree Need to Come Down?
Maybe you have recurring sewer trouble and a mature tree standing near the line. Or perhaps a sewer camera has already shown roots inside the pipe. Either way, the tree can look guilty very quickly. But roots in a sewer line do not automatically mean the tree needs to come down. University of Tennessee Extension […]
Was This Older Home Fully Repiped? How to Read Mixed Plumbing Materials
Open the cabinet under one sink and you see copper. Look near the water heater and there is PEX. In the crawlspace, an older gray metal pipe continues toward another part of the house. That does not automatically mean the plumbing was installed incorrectly. It may mean the house has been updated in stages. A […]
Why Do My Drains Slow Down or Back Up After Heavy Rain?
If your drains work normally during dry weather but start slowing down, gurgling, or backing up after heavy rain, the timing matters. A typical household clog does not suddenly become more severe because the weather changed. When the same plumbing symptoms repeatedly appear during or shortly after storms, rainfall becomes part of the evidence. Rain […]
Is My Water Heater Still Under Warranty? How to Check and What It Means for a Repair
A water heater warranty is worth checking when the unit starts having trouble, but warranty status answers only one part of the problem. It can tell you whether manufacturer coverage may still apply. It cannot tell you why the water heater is leaking, losing hot water, showing an error, or operating differently than it used […]
Tankless vs. Traditional Water Heater: Which Fits Your Home?
When a water heater is failing, the choice between another tank and a tankless system can look simpler than it is. Tankless offers real advantages: no stored reserve to exhaust, a smaller footprint, lower standby energy losses, and a longer expected service life. But converting a home to tankless can also add work beyond a […]