Plumbing repair in Lafayette, IN — clogs, faucets, drains

No. We do not sell ourselves as a sewer-main replacement plumber. Welcome Home Improvement handles handyman-scale plumbing: clogs, faucets, drains, laundry pumps, and camera work so you can see the line. If the camera shows a collapsed pipe or a job that belongs to a plumber-scale repair, you hear that before we invent a snake-only invoice.

Handyman time is $95/hr. The $85 trip is credited to the job. Materials we supply are cost plus 35%. Quotes are free — not a free visual inspection.

When two fixtures back up together, the floor drain gurgles when the washer dumps, or the same line clogs twice. Guessing is how you pay twice. See camera inspections and drain cleanout.

Yes, when the washer sits below the waste it has to reach — common in Tippecanoe basements. Details live on the laundry pump Lafayette page.

A single kitchen or bath sink that slowed down after grease, hair, or a dropped toy is usually a handyman drain cleanout. We open the trap, clear the line, and tell you what we pulled. If the same stack backs up in two fixtures, or the basement floor drain gurgles when the washer dumps, that is a main-line or vent conversation — still often our drain and camera work, not an automatic “call a national plumber ad.” Call a plumber-scale repair when the pipe itself is broken, the stack is cast and collapsing, or a sewer replacement is the honest next step. We run drain cameras in Lafayette so you can see the clog, the belly, or the roots before anyone opens a floor. Guessing is how you pay twice. If the camera shows a repair we should not take, you hear that before we invent a snake-only invoice. Do not keep chemical-dumping a Lafayette sink that already sits full. Send a photo of the fixture and say which other drains are slow. Quotes are free. Drain cleanout and camera inspections are on the services list. Call or text (765) 551-7368. Hourly handyman time is $95/hr with the $85 trip credited when the visit is billed that way.

A drip at the kitchen sink is almost always a worn cartridge, a bad seat, or a sprayer valve that no longer seals. In a Lafayette house that still has a decent faucet body and matching finish, a repair is cheaper than a whole fixture — if we can get the part. Many big-box faucets are “replace the unit” products after a few years because the cartridge is discontinued. We will tell you that before we order a part you cannot return. Replace the faucet when the body is pitted, the sprayer hose weeps inside the cabinet, the deck is rotting under a leaking base, or you already hate the fixture. That visit is faucet plus the shutoffs and supply lines if they are tired. Water under a Lafayette sink is how you get a swollen box and a musty kick plate. If the cabinet floor is soft, say so on the quote — that is a small carpenter job sitting under the plumbing. Shut the stops under the sink if they still turn. Catch the drip in a bowl so you can see whether it is the spout or the handle. Then call or text (765) 551-7368 with a photo of the faucet and the under-sink valves. Quotes are free. Materials we supply are billed at cost plus 35%. Same-day is available when we have a crew, with the published urgency add-on — not a 24-hour guarantee.

If the washer in a Lafayette or West Lafayette house fills and then sits, the problem is usually not “the machine is dead.” Standpipes clog with lint. A drain hose kinks behind the unit. An older basement laundry sits below the main waste line and needs a pump to lift the water. Start with the easy checks: is the hose crushed, is the standpipe backing up into the tub, and does every drain in that room slow down together? If the whole wet wall is slow, that is a line issue, not a $20 washer part. A laundry pump (or laundry tub pump) is the honest product when the washer sits lower than the waste it has to reach — common in Tippecanoe basements and older rentals. Installing one is a handyman-scale job when the plumbing is already there and we are adding the pump, the basin, and a clear discharge. It is a plumber conversation if we open a rotten stack, move a soil line, or find a collapsed pipe. We will tell you which one you have after a look at the standpipe and the elevation. Do not keep running cycles into a standing tub. That is how you get a wet floor and a musty baseboard. Call or text (765) 551-7368, or send the quote form with a photo of the washer drain and the standpipe. Quotes are free — not a “free visual inspection.” Same-day and next-day are available when it is urgent and we have a crew. Hourly handyman work is $95/hr with an $85 trip credited to the job.