Plumbing
Plumbing
The third trade in the company. It comes up on remodeling work, on conversions, and in the aftermath of the freeze events that periodically catch Texas houses out.
What it covers
Plumbing as part of a wider capability
Plumbing sits alongside the HVAC, construction and electrical work rather than operating as a separate business. Most of it arrives through one of three routes.
Remodeling and conversions. Kitchens and bathrooms move, additions need supply and waste, and converted spaces sometimes need plumbing where none existed. This is the largest share of the work.
Freeze events. Texas freezes are infrequent and consequential. When one arrives, houses in this region lose heat and burst pipes in the same week, and both trades are needed at once.
Ordinary residential and commercial plumbing. Repairs, replacements and inspections in their own right.
One clarification worth making, because it comes up constantly: water around an indoor HVAC unit is almost never plumbing. It is condensate, and it means the drain from the cooling coil has failed. That is an HVAC job.
Not a plumbing problem
These all look like plumbing and are not.
- Water in the pan under an indoor HVAC unit
- A ceiling stain directly below an attic air handler
- Water dripping from a pipe high on an exterior wall in summer
- Water appearing only while the air conditioner is running
All four are condensate drainage. More on that here.
Call (866) 427-9264Related pages
AC water leak
The HVAC problem most often mistaken for plumbing.
Heating and furnace
The other thing that fails during a Texas freeze.
Construction and remodeling
Where most plumbing work here originates.
Electrical
The third trade alongside this one.
Clogged AC drain line
Condensate drainage, explained.
Contact
Address, hours and what helps when you call.
Plumbing questions
Is the water around my air handler a plumbing problem?
Do you handle freeze damage?
How often should plumbing be inspected?
Not sure whether a leak is plumbing or air conditioning? Describe where the water is and when it appears.
Call (866) 427-9264Plumbing, HVAC, or not sure which
Describing where the water is and whether it appears only when the air conditioner runs usually settles it in under a minute.