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532 articles from the Hayes Plumbing team on caring for your home's plumbing in Oshawa and Durham Region.

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532 articles

Three Tips for Cost-Efficient Sprinkler Use

A sprinkler system offers a convenient way to water a home lawn and keep grass looking its vibrant best during spells of dry weather. But many homeowners are finding that their home sprinkler system is costing them hundreds of dollars extra in terms of water use annually. Fortunately, there are a number of techniques homeowners

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3 Mistakes Homeowners Make in Trying to Unclog Drains

It’s happened to almost all homeowners at one point or another. That dreaded clogged drain which seems to take hours to become unclogged. When becoming frustrated with clogged drain in their home, property owners make a wide-range of mistakes in how they handle this issue. And within this latest post, we’ll explore three of the

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Bathroom Renovations

Selecting a Shower System for a Condo Property

The modern Canadian lifestyle requires an understanding of the utility of space and of the leading design concepts for making the most of smaller rooms. Millions across the country are now choosing to live in condo properties for their stylish appeal and their affordable pricing. But some are finding that it can be challenging to

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How to Child-Proof Your Home Faucets

Homeowners can help protect their children by taking a proactive approach to child-proofing their property. While most parents understand the need to add a gate to their stair areas and to add a child-lock on medicine cabinets, few have the forethought to child-proof their home faucets. This can present a number of dangerous scenarios in

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A Quick Guide to Preparing Your Home Plumbing for Fall

While the summer sun continues to shine down on us, it won’t be long now until we notice the temperature begin to drop again as fall makes its way across Ontario. To help ensure your home is ready for the fall season, it’s important to understand the plumbing checks that are required at this time

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The 3 Steps to Ensure a Successful Response to Leak Problems

Leaking water pipes can cause significant damage within the home. From the damage to the carpeting, to potential structural damage, these issues can be mitigated if you know the best ways to respond to a leak detection and repair before it affects the rest of the home. To help homeowners across the province understand how

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Bathroom Renovations

5 Tips for a Successful Summer Bathroom Renovation

The summer is widely considered one the most popular seasons in which to upgrade your home. With the warmer weather now here across Ontario, many homeowners are now planning their upcoming bathroom renovation projects. It’s important, before beginning the work, to understand how the most successful renovations are completed. Within this post, we’ll examine five

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5 Common Warm Weather Plumbing Issue

The summer is now here and homeowners are now enjoying the wonderful warm weather the season brings. But you may find that the arrival of the summer sunshine has coincided with several new plumbing issues within your home. Many plumbing problems are prevalent during summer and within this post, our team will outline five of

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Your Guide to Summer Plumbing Maintenance

With the warmer weather now here, homeowners across Ontario must remain vigilant in protecting their home plumbing systems this summer season. Summer brings with it a new series of plumbing problems to be on guard for, and so within this post, the team here at Hayes Plumbing will examine several summer plumbing maintenance tasks. Complete

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A Guide to Expert Flooding Repair Work for Businesses

For businesses, water intrusion can lead to significant property damage if not resolved quickly and professionally. It’s important to understand the processes behind expert flooding repair work. And so within this article, we’ll provide a guide on how the leading flooding repair experts complete their work.   Safety Should Be the Utmost Priority In all

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How Often Should You Change Your Water Filter?

One of the leading benefits of utilizing a water filtration systems is to minimize the amount of contaminants in drinking water. But when a water filter loses its performance over time, it can let in dangerous elements into home drinking water. This means it’s imperative to analyze how often you should change your home water

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3 Common Faucet Repair Challenges

Your home’s kitchen faucet must be optimally maintained to ensure that the water flowing into your home is safe to drink and available when you need it. But homeowners often run into maintenance…

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What’s Involved in the Drain Cleaning Process?

If your home has a clogged or slow moving drain system, it might be time to consider professional drain cleaning services services. It’s important to work with professionals to ensure that the drains are not damaged during the cleaning work, and to ensure each element of the job is completed to the highest of levels.

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4 Outdoor Plumbing Tips for Spring

It’s the time of the year in which we’re all excited to go outside and spend some much-needed outdoors time with family and friends after the bleak winter. But it might be worth spending a little time at home, despite the bright sunshine beaming in through the windows. Your home plumbing system needs your attention

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How to Reduce Plumbing Issues in Condos

Condo buildings come with their own set of plumbing challenges. With many Canadians now favouring the condo lifestyle over homeownership, millions are now experiencing issues that are unique to condo owners. To help ensure these issues can be mitigated over time, we’ll outline several condo plumbing maintenance strategies. Clean the Showerhead to Ensure Optimal Water

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5 Water Heater Maintenance Tips

Your home water heater can provide you with comfort during those remaining cool winter days. And so it’s important to commit to a comprehensive maintenance regimen to ensure the water heater is performing to optimal capacity. By understanding how the technology works and adopting expert maintenance techniques, you can save significant money on your home

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3 Ways Plumbers Can Streamline Leak Repair Work

As the weather slowly but surely warms across the province, many Ontarians are experiencing leaks within their property as the cool ice thaws. These leaks can cause significant property damage and could potentially be a health hazard for those living within the home. Therefore it’s important to work with professional plumbers to ensure leaks are

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Kitchens & Appliances

How to Overcome Common Appliance Installation Challenges

For those who have just bought that new piece of equipment, it’s now the ideal time to begin the installation process and make the equipment a vital part of the property. But oftentimes new home appliances don’t work to optimal capacity after installation. And so it’s important to review the ideal techniques for resolving potential

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3 Dangers within Unfiltered Water

Doctors now recommend that we drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day to stay healthy. But contaminants in our drinking water could be preventing us from achieving our optimal health over…

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Kitchens & Appliances

5 Ways to Reduce the Cost of Your Kitchen Makeover

All the studies show that kitchen renovations can help significantly improve the value of your home. They provide the best return on investment of any addition you could make to your property. But finding the initial capital to make that investment is not always easy. Fortunately, you can achieve that ideal kitchen redesign at a

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Bathroom Renovations

3 Considerations when Renovating a Condo Bathroom Space

Renovating your condo unit can be a great way to improve its value on the current market. And upgraded bathrooms hold their value especially well. Condo buyers are searching for that new and durable appeal within their property’s bathroom space and sellers can help maximize their returns with quality renovation work. However, renovating a home

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Bathroom Renovations

How to Make Effective use of Available Space in Your Bathroom

Millions of property owners are now buying smaller homes as property prices rise across the country. While space within starter properties might be smaller, there’s no reason that your ownership dreams should be modified. With the right tools and a commitment to property design, you can ensure you make effective use of all available space

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Is Your Water Heater Reaching Maximum Efficiency?

Water heating is considered the second largest energy expense within the average North American home. After heating and cooling, water heating accounts for around 18% of your home’s total energy costs. This means that achieving high level water heater efficiency should be a leading consideration. However, many homeowners find it difficult to improve the efficiency

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3 Tips for Resolving Water Pressure Issues

Low water pressure can become a burden if you’re a homeowner with a busy lifestyle without the time to wait for a shower or sink to reach maximum flow. Low flow or low water pressure has numerous potential causes within the average family home but fortunately these problems can be mitigated through various maintenance techniques.

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Our 2026 Oshawa plumbing cost guide and Durham Region bathroom renovation cost guide publish the planning ranges we work from.

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