Paying it forward: How families in Katy, Lafayette continue to help each other through disasters
Hot meals, gas cards and toys were sent after Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana. And when the winter storm hit Katy, they returned the kindness with plumbing supplies. Author: Melissa Correa Updated: 6:21 PM CST February 22, 2021
KATY, Texas When it comes to finding plumbing supplies after last week’s historic freeze, the struggle is real. Stores are working to restock shelves and Morrison Supply is opening its doors to the public. Morrison normally only sells to professional plumbers, but as of last Thursday, it’s selling plumbing supplies to property owners dealing with busted water pipes.
‘Almost impossible to find parts’: Houstonians go through great lengths to get plumbing supplies
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HOUSTON – Ed Hyde never fancied himself a pipefitter, yet a supply of pieces and parts plaster a table in his Katy-area home.
“Anyone who has a need we try to fill it,” Hyde said, referring to the supply of CPVC pipes that have become as good as gold.
As the inventory of pipes and other plumbing parts plummet at Houston-area hardware stores, some have taken it upon themselves to gather and distribute supply to desperate consumers. That’s what a group of neighbors in the Pine Mill Ranch neighborhood near Katy did.