Chicago Plumbing Blog: John Baethke & Son Plumbing

Did you know that approximately 98% of homes in Chicago will experience some sort of water damage in their basement? When these types of problems arise, the cost to fix them is exponential—around $28,000, to be exact.

While most of us know that you shouldn’t flush large plastic items or harsh chemicals down the drain, you may be surprised by the list of things that can clog your plumbing system or cause damage to sewer lines.

As a reputable Chicago plumbing company, we have been providing excellent plumbing services to our customers in Northwest while also focusing on giving back to our local community.

During these strange times, dealing with COVID-19, it often feels like the pandemic has affected so many aspects of our lives. This includes, strangely enough, the way we use water fountains.

Serving Our Customers Amid the COVID-19 Crisis with Precaution and Care As an Essential Business, we are completing plumbing projects – with extra health/safety measures for our service technicians and Video Support to avoid entering your home for estimates.

If you have an old, charcoal, canister-style water filter installed in your home, it may be time to upgrade your water filtration system. These outdated filters are great for providing clean drinking water, but they are not as efficient at removing solids as many of the newer systems available.

Drip. Drip. Drip. How many times has the steady drip of a leaky faucet kept you up at night or driven you crazy during the day? Even if you aren’t bothered by the constant noise, you probably don’t love the increase in your water bills when a faucet is leaking.

Summertime is supposed to be a time where you can relax, enjoy the sun, and spend some time in the backyard pool if you’re lucky enough to have one. The last thing you want to worry about is something going wrong in your house. Unfortunately, with summer, comes the potential for severe weather.

Leading health officials stress that no amount of lead in drinking water is safe, but unfortunately, many Chicago homeowners are facing that exact problem.

Water damage, especially when untreated for a long period of time, can cause serious damage to the structure, functionality, and beauty of your home.