Residential Plumbing Articles

Let’s put the drain cleaner v. plumber licensing rivalry to rest, once and for all.

A fellow plumber shares his thoughts on plumbing woes and customer misconceptions. Can you relate?

The PHCC reveals this year's best-of-the-best plumbing apprentices.

Hello, new work rig. Learn how you can drive away with this tricked-out truck.

Stop waiting for customers to come to you. Get out there and find them!

We look at how these basic practices can help keep your plumbing business afloat. Hint: Don’t use subcontractors on service calls.

You already carry around a mini computer in your pocket. Why not make your smartphone a full-time assistant?

Tools. Trucks. Employees. There's a lot of risk involved with owning a plumbing business. Learn what type of — and how much — insurance you need.

A fellow plumbing contractor shares suggestions for a client-centered approach to running a business: “If you take care of your customers, they’ll take care of you.”

Whether you operate in a tourist town or provide plumbing services in the snow-rich mountains, staying busy year-round isn’t a guarantee. Learn how to keep technicians busy.

If you’re still rocking a mullet, that’s great, but don’t let an outdated website kill your business. Do the Google gods know you, and your website, exist?

Face it, your service wrap design stinks. Find out what you're doing wrong, and learn how to create eye-catching graphics.

Service work requires contacts. If you don’t know who your local chamber director is, then you’re missing a huge market opportunity.

Just getting started in the plumbing industry? Here’s some advice to help.