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Mark Cooksey of Eric’s Plumbing Services prepped some of his gear for the barrage of calls the company has received in the aftermath of the winter storm. Connie Swinney/ The Highlander -
The week following the winter storm, Ace Hardware in Horseshoe Bay did its best to keep pace with plumbing supply demands prompted by broken pipes and water systems. Contributed
From cutting into walls to dismantling and re-installing pipes, Mark Cooksey discovered the busiest week of his career was about to unfold.
“Some pipes that were wrapped burst while others that were not wrapped did not,” he said. “Even the stuff that was insulated still cracked.”
In the wake of Winter Storm Uri, tradesmen like Cooksey with Eric’s Plumbing Service became inundated with anxious…