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Recent Articles

Real questions from real homeowners across Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Chesapeake.

What Not to Flush

What Not to Flush

Many household items we buy these days have been redesigned to be more environmentally friendly. Some paper products will decompose better and help reduce the carbon footprint, while other items may be recycled instead of thrown away with no hope of reuse. As we...

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Plumbing Resolutions for 2012

Plumbing Resolutions for 2012

We make New Year's resolutions to improve our diet and health, our relationships with friends and family, and even to improve how and where we work. Some of us even commit to keeping the house tidier and maybe applying a bit of a makeover to update our living space....

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Tips For Choosing A Hot Water Heater

Tips For Choosing A Hot Water Heater

As a homeowner, you know it's important to stay on top of your home's maintenance. The plumbing, lighting, and air and heat must always work correctly and efficiently, and if ever something should break it's up to you to see that repairs are made. Sometimes, too, you...

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A Plumbing Inspection Checklist

A Plumbing Inspection Checklist

A plumbing inspection performed in your home can help determine if there are problems that need to be fixed immediately. When left ignored, things like leaks and obstacles in water flow can graduate to larger problems that require replacement of equipment, and...

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How Plumbing Inspections Are Beneficial

How Plumbing Inspections Are Beneficial

When you work all day and need to take care of things at home - the kids, dinner, and other house work - the last thing you want to think about is scheduling any kind of home improvement or repair inspection. Yet, these things eventually take precedent if you want to...

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How Not to Hire a Plumber

How Not to Hire a Plumber

When the hot shower in your shower turns tepid, when your toilets or sink drains clog, when your pipes freeze after a bad winter storm, your first inclination may be to contact a plumber. If you own your home and have not yet experienced a plumbing problem, you may...

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Atomic Plumbing’s Extreme Makeover

Atomic Plumbing’s Extreme Makeover

Have you seen our new look around town? It's difficult to miss the beautiful blue vans driving around Hampton Roads to handle Virginia Beach plumbing Virginia Beach plumbing problems. We have Trade Wraps to thank for the makeover. If you're curious to know how they...

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Tips for Unclogging Your Sink

Tips for Unclogging Your Sink

When you consider your normal morning and evening routines, you'll realize your bathroom sink takes a good beating. Between you, your spouse, and maybe your kids, water is running throughout the day, but more than water ends up in the drain. Eventually you may have to...

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Advantages of Installing a Detached Mud Room with Plumbing

Advantages of Installing a Detached Mud Room with Plumbing

If you live at the beach, or have a pool and enjoy those lazy summer days splashing around with family and friends, you know the importance of keeping your backyard area clean and tidy. As seasons change, so will your needs as far as outdoor recreation. However, no...

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