For all the bad comments I direct at Smart Money magazine, they do have a great series in their "10 Things Your ________ Won't Tell You." This month it's "plumber" and here are the first five:
1. "There's an old plumber's adage: 'An ounce of prevention could cost me 5K.'"
2. "I'm not really a plumber."
3. "My less experienced underling will be over in a minute."
4. "I don't do cleanup."
5. "With a truck this size, you'd think I'd be well stocked. Think again."
We've been lucky enough to have little need of a plumber and when we do, we have a great one that we got referred from a friend. That's the one piece of advice I'd give here: When looking for a plumber, call friends, family or neighbors and ask who they've used and liked. A good referral is worth its weight in gold.
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