After frozen pipes: plumbers in demand

An unprecedented cold snap in the Southern United States led to large swaths of damage to an infrastructure that proved no match for the demands of extended freezing temperatures

The electrical grid’s shortcomings received the majority of headlines. For the home improvement industry, the big story seems to be frozen pipes. And on social media, the call is out: Texas needs plumbers.

The governor of Texas has urged the plumbing board to act.

Here's just one example of an enthusiastic plumber driving to Houston through Louisiana.