Whether it’s a toilet replacement, of roughing in new plumbing for your dream basemen, Croswaters Plumbing can help.
What To Expect
Plumbing Renovation is different than Emergency Plumbing
Scheduling work will usually be less expensive than an emergency. We at Crosswaters Plumbing are well equipped to handle such challenges and situations.
Some Tips to Save on Your Plumbing Renovations
The more non-plumbing activities the plumber performs, the higher your final costs will be. Imagine visiting a lawyer and asking her to fill out simple non-legal paperwork that you could easily do on your own. She may agree to help, but why pay high lawyer or even paralegal fees for basic clerical work?
It has been said that, “plumbers exist to do plumbing; this is what they do best.” But peripheral projects often get in the way. We may need to pull out drywall to get to the pipes. They might find the area inaccessible and need to move stuff out of the way. Lighting might be inadequate. It is guaranteed that the more non-plumbing tasks you can accomplish before the plumber arrives, the less you will pay for your plumbing project. Carefully pare down the activities so they only relate to plumbing.
Retain the Plumbing Footprint
Changing the plumbing footprint, or layout, increases costs. Moving around supply and drain pipes, and especially large items like sewer pipe and vent stacks, will always cost more money. Try to keep your shower, sink, and toilet in place for bathrooms. Do your best to keep the dishwasher and sink in place for kitchen remodels.
Choose PEX over Copper
PEX pipe is cheaper than copper and hence, the choice of materials for your renovartion can also save cost. Rigid plastic PEX pipe tends to be about two-thirds less expensive than copper pipe. Copper is an expensive commodity, making it subject to price fluctuations, usually upward. While PEX is petroleum-based and oil prices do rise and fall, its cost remains stable and low.
One final tip…it has been said that, “no plumber should directly charge more money to a customer if the working conditions are less than perfect. But you should do everything, within reason, to help the plumber help you. If possible, make sure that the temperature provides for comfortable working conditions. Remove annoyances such as roaming pets and curious children that might distract them from doing their best job. If you have a second bathroom that will be operable during your project, let the plumber use it. Many homeowners will not allow workers to use their bathrooms. Workers who leave the work site to hunt down a public bathroom only slow down your project and drive up costs. Being nervous about workers using your bathroom is understandable from the standpoint of cleanliness. It helps to remove your bath mats and your nice towels and to replace them with a roll of paper towels. Also, since this is your house, it is within your rights to ask the plumber to keep everything as clean as possible.”
INFORMATION SOURCE: www.thespruce.com