Exterminator that can ID bug


There was a swarm of winged bugs on my wooden fence this afternoon. I then looked under a pile of leaves and there was even more on the ground. I captured some in a plastic bag and would like to bring it to an exterminator to be identified.

Can anyone recommend someone. I prefer to bring the bugs to the exterminator.

Thanks.

GT

By gt | 11/22/2007 3:34 PM | Comment

Fall maintenance/Preparing for winter


For the past few years, in preparation for winter, I’ve done the following maintenance around the house during the weekend of day light savings:

turn off the water line leading to the backyard spigot

clean gutters

check the window calking

change the smoke alarm batteries

And if I’m feeling really ambitious I’ll also clean out the bath tub trap

What else do folks do to prepare for winter?

GT

By gt | 10/28/2007 12:02 AM | Comment

Cost to install sewer trap and clean out.


The clean out for my sewer line is located at the back of my basement. During the last 7 years I’ve had to have the line cleaned out 4 times and each time the line was snaked, the snake had travel 30 feet to get out of my basement and into the roots underneath my sidewalk. Every time the sewer backs up I tell myself I’m going to get a clean out trap put in the front of the house.

One quote was for $1050 to install the sewer trap, clean out, and air vent. The plumber recommended a contractor to break up the concrete section–3 feet by 4 feet and “punch” the hole in my basement wall to vent the sewer line. The quote for the concrete work was $1700 obringing the total to $2750.
Can anyone recommend a plumber for this work–

Thanks.

GT

Categories: Plumbing
By gt | 10/11/2007 8:41 PM | Comment