It's been a great weekend. You've visited with friends and family, had a great dinner at your favorite restaurant, and even played a couple rounds of golf. But now it's back to the office. You swing open the door and punch in your security code but then you realize that things are not normal. There's a different smell and the air seems a little damp. Then you notice the water in the hall and the wet stain on the front office carpet.

Frozen Pipes: When water in pipes freeze they expand and may even burst the pipe. Close the main shutoff valve. If the pipe has not split yet, thaw it with hot water bottles from the end of the pipe nearest to the tap. Thawing must be gentle, never with a naked flame, to avoid thermal water expansion that too can split the pipe. As a preventive maintenance make sure your pipes are appropriately insulated against the cold months.

In order to summarise, the best plumbers to call out to repair your condition will be the plumbers who are able to get to you the quickest, provide you with a reasonable cost and have the expertise to carry out the job and complete it correctly. Everything else is actually not emergency service worth the work.

Ask for written quotes and compare the quality of their services and rates. Lower rates are not always the better choice. Sometimes, those plumbers who offer lower rates provide low quality services and materials, too. Written quotes are also important to give you an idea of what the Trustworthy plumber are going to do and how much are you going to pay for those services.

Call a Local plumber to set up an appointment for an inspection. You will need to be home for this service and when the work is complete, you want to be available to find out what the professional found out. If there is work to be done, depending on the severity, it might be a good idea to go ahead and schedule the next appointment for repairs.

It is fine to ask the qualifications of a plumber. Check out if their paperwork is authentic. If you find anything fishy, call the MPA. Various plumbers are registered with Master Plumbers Association.

Once you have become a master plumber you can start your own plumbing company or you can even work for the government. This may sound like it is going to take forever to become a master plumber and it is difficult to achieve this level but it is not. Yes, it is going to take several years but the prestige title at the end is worth it.