A History of Plumbing not as Brief as it Could Be

Plumbing went essentially unchanged from its inception in ancient Greek, Roman, Persian, and Chinese civilizations until the 19th century. Meaning lots of lead, lots of leaks, and lots of open sewage ditches. In fact, the word “plumbing” comes from the Latin plumbum, meaning “lead.”

Outhouses and pit toilets have been common across the globe and throughout the ages as well. “Outhouse” derives from the Latin othauseiticus, meaning “my car keys fell down there.”

Chamberpots were common until the late 19th century, and are still used in countries where indoor plumbing is unavailable or expensive. “Chamberpot” has its origins in Latin as well: chamberus potticus, for “Miller Lite brewery.”

The Present of Plumbing and Grand Lake Plumbing’s Place in it

As much fun as we’ve all had with lead pipes and open sewage ditches, the team here at Grand Lake Plumbing is ready move on. We have experienced partners and suppliers who are capable of getting to you on time the newest and best products available. Whether you’re building a revolutionary hotel or remodeling your cozy home or servicing your Roman aqueduct, we’ll have state-of-the-art parts and products for you, delivered on schedule. We can also fish your car keys out of your pit toilet.

And the Future of Plumbing

In the future, everyone will have a little cloud that follows them everywhere they go, which will rain hot or cold directly where and when you command it to rain with a variety of specified intensities through a myriad of nozzles. Plus there will be lasers that will vaporize all wastes the instant they leave the body. Grand Lake Plumbing will be right at the cutting edge of these advances, and we’ll offer the latest, most durable fixtures, control panels, etc. Check the website often.

 Give us a call today and find out for yourself why our quality and service has been around since 1920!