10 miles from our yard · Philadelphia, PA
Plumber in Philadelphia
Rowhome plumbing is compact and vertical: one stack, a basement bathroom or laundry tied into it low, and a water heater that is usually in the way of everything. Galvanized supply on the pre-war blocks, lead service lines on the oldest, and cast iron everywhere are the materials in play. Shut-offs, water heaters and stack repairs are the everyday calls.
The houses in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia nearest our yard is the Northeast — Somerton, Bustleton, Torresdale and the neighborhoods around them — which was built out in waves from the 1920s to the 1960s: brick rowhomes and twins with party walls, flat roofs, small basements holding the heater, the panel and the laundry, and drains that run under the front lawn to a main in the street. A rowhome shares more than a wall; roof drains, sewer laterals and sometimes water services were run for a block at a time. What goes wrong in one house is very often a block's problem, and diagnosing that properly is most of the work.
Getting there
10 miles from 5915 Bristol Emilie Rd, Levittown — straight-line, not a drive time, which depends on the day.
Also covered from here
Northeast Philadelphia · Somerton · Bustleton · Torresdale
When we answer
- Monday – Friday
- 8:00am – 5:00pm
- Saturday
- 8:00am – 1:00pm
- Emergencies
- 24 hours
Plumbing in Philadelphia: what we handle
- Emergency Plumbing Services
- Drain Cleaning & Clog Removal
- Sewer Line Inspections
- Water Heater Installation & Repair
- Bathroom Remodeling
- Kitchen Remodeling
- Plumbing Service Plan
- Flo Smart Shutoff Installation
- Pipe Repairs & Replacements
- Fixture Installation
What a call includes, the problems people describe, how a visit goes and the questions people ask are the same in every town, so they live on one page. All about plumbing.
An emergency in Philadelphia? Call (215) 788-0803 — we answer 24 hours.