Winter Plumbing Checklist for Stamford Homeowners: What to Fix Before the First Freeze
Oliver Owens • September 26, 2025
September 26, 2025
There’s something about that first cold snap in Stamford that hits different. One day it’s hoodie weather, and the next thing you know, your windshield’s iced over and you’re wondering if the pipes in the garage are going to make it through the night.
By Oliver Owens
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February 6, 2026
If your hot water has been acting weird, you are not alone. I talk to Stamford homeowners all the time who are dealing with lukewarm showers, rusty looking water, popping noises, or a tank that suddenly starts leaving puddles on the basement floor. The big question always comes next.
By Oliver Owens
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December 24, 2025
Picture this: the house is quiet, nothing’s “wrong,” and yet your water bill creeps up, a faint musty smell lives in one room, or a new hairline crack shows up in the ceiling below the upstairs bath. Hidden leaks don’t make a big scene—until they do. And by the time you see stains or sagging drywall, the fix is bigger than it needed to be.
By Oliver Owens
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October 27, 2025
If you live in a pre-war colonial in North Stamford, a 1920s Tudor in Westover, or a mid-century split in Springdale, you already know older homes have character you can’t buy at the store. Thick trim, real wood, quirky layouts—and behind those walls, a plumbing system that’s probably seen a few eras come and go. That history is part of the charm… and part of the maintenance.
