Plumbing Repair
We repair leaking pipes, slab leaks, running toilets, dripping faucets and jammed garbage disposals. We look at the job first and put the quote in writing.
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Repiping replaces the water supply pipe in a house or building. That is the pipe that carries water to each faucet and fixture. A whole house repipe takes out old galvanized steel or copper that has started to fail. New PEX or copper lines go in its place.
ASC Plumbing is a plumbing company serving Salinas and the Monterey Bay Area. We repipe houses, and the same work goes into commercial buildings. A single leak in sound pipe is a plumbing repair. When leaks keep coming back, we look at the pipe and put a repipe quote in writing.
Tell us about the leak, clog, water heater or repipe and where the property is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Galvanized steel is iron or steel pipe with a zinc coating. A California water utility explains that once the zinc wears away, the steel starts to rust. Mounds of rust can build up inside the pipe and block the flow. Old galvanized pipe can bring low water pressure and discolored water, and in time it leaks.
The same utility says galvanized pipe was common in homes built before the 1960s. In Salinas, about a quarter of all housing was built before 1960, Census figures show. The share runs higher on the Monterey Peninsula, at more than half in Pacific Grove. Some older houses have been repiped already, so we check the pipe before we quote.
Copper can fail too. It can pit from the inside and leak through tiny holes, called pinhole leaks. When pinhole leaks keep turning up along the same lines, a repipe replaces the worn copper.
PEX and copper are the two standard choices for new water lines. PEX is a flexible plastic pipe made for hot and cold water. A plastic pipe industry design guide notes that it bends around obstructions. It joins with mechanical fittings at each connection.
Copper is rigid metal pipe, cut to length on the job. Each turn and branch takes a fitting, soldered or pressed onto the pipe.
We repipe in either one, and the choice is yours. Which one suits your house depends on how the new lines will run and what you prefer. The written quote names the pipe that goes in.
Each repipe starts with a look at the pipe you have now. We trace the lines from the main shutoff valve to each fixture. Then we put the quote in writing. It names the pipe and spells out what is included.
On the job, the new pipe runs through the attic or the crawlspace. Branch lines reach each fixture through the walls, with small drywall openings for access. Each new line ties in at its fixture, and the old pipe is cut off from the system.
A remodel is a good time for a repipe, because some walls are already open. The new lines can go in with the rough-in plumbing for the remodel. A partial repipe follows the same steps for one section of the house.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 35 miles around Salinas across Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito Counties.
(831) 262-9943From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (831) 262-9943 and describe the problem. Let us know the town and whether it is a home or a business.
We come out and find what is causing the problem. A wet ceiling or a slow drain gets traced back to its source.
You get the quote in writing, with each part of the work listed. The work starts once you say yes.
We shut the water off where the job needs it. Then we do the work the quote describes.
We turn the water back on and test the work for leaks. Then we go over the finished job with you.
Common questions about repiping around Salinas and the Monterey Bay Area. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We repair leaking pipes, slab leaks, running toilets, dripping faucets and jammed garbage disposals. We look at the job first and put the quote in writing.
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We install toilets, faucets, sinks and garbage disposals, plus the rough-in plumbing for remodels and new builds. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
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We replace failed or aging tank water heaters and install new ones, gas or electric. Each new tank is sized for the home and strapped the way California law requires.
Learn MoreWe work in one trade. Pipes, drains, fixtures and water heaters make up the whole job list, at homes and at businesses.
We look at the job before we price it. Then the quote comes to you in writing, with the work spelled out.
Our service area reaches about 35 miles around Salinas. It takes in the Salinas Valley, the Monterey Peninsula, Hollister and the Santa Cruz County side of the bay.
Tell us what is going on with the plumbing and the town the building is in. Call or text (831) 262-9943 or use the form, and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the leak, clog, water heater or repipe and where the property is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
