It is true that you must be careful when hiring a plumbing but don’t you have to also be careful when your hiring any worker that comes open hands into your home. Hiring an electrician and or Hvac company is just as important. Even though you say a plumber can “dictate whether your plumbing problem gets fixed or destroys your home” that isn’t always the case. I do agree that hiring an experienced plumber is the only way to go, but they have problems as well. I own a plumbing company and everyone that calls in thinks we work magic and everything will be fixed without problems. Customers think when they have a shower leak or any plumbing issue it can be handled without destroying the sheet rock or sometimes taking down some tile. The fact is every job is different and it depends which builders were smart enough to install access panels and opening that would in fact come in handy for plumbers. When going to hire a plumber, electrician, heating guy, painter, or even a roofer it doesn’t matter if they have been a master of their field for thirty years problems DO happen. People always seem to crack down when hiring a plumber, well it’s funny cause I always crack down when hiring an electrician or heating guy. I see all sorts of problems everyday and we handle them day in and day out. Thanks for writing a great article.

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