I do the plumbing for dozens of homeowners every year that are doing their own basement development, home or bathroom renovation. For whatever reason these homeowners will do their own electrical, drywall, flooring, and painting, but will not touch the plumbing side of the work.

As an owner of a plumbing company I think this is great, but as someone who has done a ton of construction I am confused. I have done other forms of work then just plumbing and feel that plumbing is not as hard as other parts of the project. Yes, if you have a problem after you are in trouble. Maybe this is where the fear stems from.

Over the years I have done a lot of plumbing work and answered or solved many plumbing questions. Some questions as simple as what is plumbers tape, to other more complex questions such as how to balance a hot water heating system.

Most handyman type people, male or female, can easily tackle the smaller plumbing jobs. For instance repairing a faucet is far better done by the homeowner then a plumber who is charging $85 per hour. Even if it took you four hours compared with the plumbers two hours, you are still saving $170, or $42.50 per hour.

Often what stops people from working on their own plumbing systems is not having the proper plumbing tools to do the job the right way. There is nothing worse then having the water shut off in your house and not being able to turn the water back on later because you were not able to complete the job. For this reason alone many people will call me instead of creating that headache for themselves.

The next time you are thinking of taking on a small plumbing do a little bit of research to see if this is for you or not. A little bit of knowledge can go a long way. Good luck.

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