How we buy
I had an experience a few weeks back that made me think about how we buy. Every Saturday morning we do a light cleaning in the Showroom. That day I got out the vacuum cleaner and started to work on...
View ArticleBuying Plumbing Fixtures
There are a few common ways that consumers shop for new plumbing fixtures: a local “big box” store, a plumbing showroom, online vendors or through their plumber. Which way is best? Let’s start with...
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Professional Installation is SO Important
This last weekend I went down to LA to help some friends of mine move into their newly remodeled home. I had worked with them to select the new plumbing products so this was a chance to see products...
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Do You Carry Parts for This Faucet?
HOW TO IDENTIFY FAUCETS AND FIND THE PARTS YOU NEED DO THOSE FAUCETS HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE? Imagine that you are about to buy a really nice car. Something like a new Porsche or Mercedes Benz. Then...
View ArticleCalGreen Comes to California in 2011
2011 will bring the implementation of new “CalGreen” regulations in California. These regulations are designed to improve energy and water efficiency, materials conservation and environmental quality...
View ArticleWhy Buy from a Plumbing Showroom?
It seems that every few years I find myself shopping for a new computer and it is something I face with a mixture of dread and anticipation. Except for the admitted drudgery of downloading to the new...
View Article7 Tips for Your Next Remodeling Project
Seven Tips for your Next Remodeling Project Research before you start. There is so much available today in tile, plumbing, cabinets; take time to look around and see what’s out there and learn about...
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Warranties, Lifetime and Other – What do They Mean?
Warranties can be confusing things. In the plumbing industry “Lifetime” warranties have become fairly common and products may boost of such warranties as a way of establishing value. As with so many...
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Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Association Annual Conference
This year the Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Association (DPHA) will hold its annual conference in San Jose, California on October 14 – 16. This is a premier event for plumbing and hardware...
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You Deserve a Custom Bathroom
What makes a bathroom a custom bathroom? The word “custom” gets used a lot but does it conjure up the same image for everyone? It is actually a word with many meanings, two of which seem to contradict...
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