• House Wraps,David Campbell

    House Wraps

    House Wraps You've seen it before when you are driving down the road and you notice a home being built and it is covered in a plastic looking wrap of some kind that may have the giant words Tyvek, Typar, HomeGuard or some other name plastered all over it. Then, a few days later the house is covered

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  • Do I Need a Sewer Scope?,David Campbell

    Do I Need a Sewer Scope?

    Do I Need a Sewer Scope? If your home was built prior to the 1970’s it probably has cast iron pipe from the house and transitions over to a clay lateral to the street where it connects to the city mainline. The clay line is made up of sections of pipe about 3 feet long with a bell shape on one end.

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  • Sump Pumps. What Do They Do?,David Campbell

    Sump Pumps. What Do They Do?

    Sump Pumps. What Do They Do? A sump pump in nothing more than a water pump activated by a pressure switch or a float. This pump is installed in a pit known as a sump pit. For lack of a better description this pit is simply a hole in the basement floor about 18 inches across and about 24 inches deep.

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