When it comes to hiring an experienced, professional and knowledgeable plumbing contractor for your Chicago high-rise residential building, you should always make sure they are licensed. Licensed plumbers and plumber’s apprentices are required to uphold certain standards, including taking required tests and having a certain number of years’ experience.
When you have a plumbing emergency, knowing what to do and how to pay for it can expedite the repair process and help limit the amount of water damage on the affected floors and inside the units. Here at Nu Flow, we recommend having a 24-hour emergency maintenance number available for your tenants to call, an emergency maintenance plan and an emergency budget.
If you are like most Chicago property managers, you have an in-house maintenance team that provides timely repairs to your building’s plumbing system. Most of the time, these repairs involve fixing small leaks and replacing fixtures, but what happens when the job is larger than your maintenance team can handle? In this instance, you need to have a good working relationship with a licensed plumbing contractor.
If you are currently undergoing or considering a significant Chicago building renovation, there are plumbing factors to keep in mind. Building renovations can lead to opportunities and challenges whether you are altering plumbing pipes or not. Here are six plumbing factors to keep in mind for your Chicago building renovation.
If you are experiencing low water pressure, it could be due to myriad of issues. In a high-rise, it can be caused by inadequate pumping pressure to lift the water upwards. Low water pressure can also be due to pipes that have become corroded so badly that flow is being restricted. But there is another issue that can cause low pressure that can also lead to an impending disaster in your home or building. Low water pressure can be the result of a hidden or unknown leak.
If you are a Chicago property manager, there could be a problem lurking below or near your building. It is an issue that is unseen and rarely a concern...until it manifests itself in an ugly and damaging way: a salt corroded garage drain pipe.
If you are a Chicago property manager, odds are, you've had multiple interactions with plumbing contractors. You may have also developed your own opinion about the profession. To be fair, here are five general misperceptions.