Category: Plumbing
Tell-tale signs your Roanoke home has a sewer line issue
If your plumbing trouble extends beyond your house, we may have to sink to new lows. Sometimes slow-draining toilets and sinks are symptoms of a major plumbing issue in a Roanoke home, not just minor problems. They can mean your main sewer line needs maintenance. Potential issues run the gamut, from roots intruding into your
April 25 is National Hug a Plumber Day
April 25 is National Hug a Plumber Day, and there’s a long list of reasons you should bestow a bro-hug on Southern Trust technicians and other plumbers. Here are five reasons you should show some plumbers some love in Roanoke and beyond: Clean water. People in less developed parts of the world have to spend hours a day
Only three things should go down your toilet: Toilet paper and items No. 1 and 2
In the United Kingdom, they call them fatbergs. They are giant conglomerates of grease, sanitary products, wet wipes and other unmentionables that are all flushed down toilets and wreak havoc on municipal wastewater treatment centers. Flush carefully. Flush responsibly. Remember, there are only three things that should be flushed down your Roanoke toilet: Toilet paper, and
Southern Trust can keep your basement high and dry with a sump pump
Roanoke gets about 43 inches of rain per year, and most falls between April and August. That means the time to take steps to prevent basement flooding should start in March, at the latest, though there are obvious variables that can affect rainfall rates throughout the year. If your basement is prone to flooding, and
Five tips to prevent your pipes from freezing in frigid Roanoke weather
It’s not the ice; it’s the pressure that can burst your pipes. When temperatures dip well below freezing in the Roanoke Valley, Southern Trust promptly responds to dozens of frozen pipe calls, but there are some steps homeowners can take ahead of time to mitigate the risk. Water expands when it cools and freezes, of course, but
Ready to ascend to a new throne?
We are already southwest Virginia’s leaders in plumbing, HVAC and electrical services. Now there’s a new reason to invite us into your home: Our bathroom remodeling services. We take the same pride in refurbishing your bathroom as we do installing new water heaters or a surge protector. An investment in a new bathroom can dramatically increase
What to do when disaster strikes your water source
Soon after a chemical spill flowed into Tinker Creek in Roanoke in late July, decimating aquatic life and threatening drinking water, journalists were on the phone or in the studio with Ted Puzio, owner of Southern Trust Home Services. They wanted his expertise in helping viewers or readers understand the potential threat to their health and
Five things you can do to protect local water quality
Water covers most of the Earth – so much so that the greatest ocean depths have not been fully explored. It’s easy to take it for granted in the U.S. You turn on a tap, and out pours clear, clean healthy water. That’s in large part thanks to municipal treatment systems and clean, deep well
Plumbing, HVAC or Electrical Emergency?
Ever had one of these waking nightmares? You awake at 3 a.m. in your Roanoke-area home to find your toilet overflowing. Your pipes burst one long, dark winter night. You wake up in a pool of sweat because your air conditioner goes on the fritz in the middle of a torrid heat wave. Your power
Let us share a little sumpin sumpin: How sump pumps work
A wet spring portends a wet summer in the Roanoke area. One crucial service provided by Southern Trust, a leader in HVAC, plumbing and electrical services, is sump pump installation and maintenance. These pumps are key to keeping basements dry during periods of heavy rain or even flooding. Even moderately damp basements can explode with
