University City is a diverse community named for Washington University, with attractive neighborhoods and a convenient, central location.
The homes in U. City are as diverse as the people who live in this community. Early 1900s brick homes sit beside modern apartment buildings and historic houses. While many of these homes are rich with character, they also might require updated plumbing. Clay pipes, cast iron, and galvanized steel were all commonly used prior to 1980, so odds are that if your home was built before then, you’ll need to replace your old drainpipes with PVC.
There are plenty of new construction homes in University City, too. But, every property eventually requires professional plumbing services or drain maintenance. U. City residents consistently turn to the trusted experts at Maplewood Plumbing and Sewer for reliable, professional service.
University City Plumbing Services
Maplewood Plumbing & Sewer offers the following expert plumbing services to U. City residents:
Kitchen plumbing
Kitchens are home to all sorts of fixtures, drains, and plumbing parts that need to be regularly maintained to keep your entire home running smoothly. Our expert kitchen plumbing services include installation, repair, and replacement of kitchen valves and fixtures, water lines, faucets, ice maker lines, garbage disposals, and water restoration.
Basement plumbing
Your Maplewood home might have a basement, a cellar, or a crawl space. In any case, these areas house several critical plumbing elements. Our expert basement plumbing services include basement dig outs, rough-ins for bathroom additions, and installation, repair, and replacement of sump pumps, basement floor drains, water supply lines, and main sewer lines.
Bathroom plumbing
Maplewood Plumbing & Sewer has been “In the Loo” for 40 years! Since 1985, we’ve been trusted to take care of U. City’s bathroom plumbing needs. We are experts in water pressure restoration, installation and repair services for showers, tubs, and toilets.
Laundry Room plumbing
Whether you have a dedicated laundry room, or your washer and dryer are in a closet or basement, laundry plumbing components must be maintained. Maplewood Plumbing and Sewer’s experts specialize in repairing, replacing, and installing laundry room standpipes, utility sinks, and laundry boxes to keep your laundry plumbing system functioning as it should.
Outdoor plumbing
The best way to avoid plumbing problems that require emergency services is to properly maintain your home’s outdoor plumbing system. This is made up of landscape drains, outdoor sewer clean outs, sprinkler systems, gutter systems and downspouts, spigots and hoses.
Water Heater Installation
Water enters your U. City home at about 50-degrees Fahrenheit. It’s your water heater’s job to more than double the heat of your water to 105-degrees—the average temperature of a shower. All that work means the typical life span of a traditional water heater is 8-12 years, so eventually you’ll be in the market for a new one. Our experts can tell you whether you need water heater repair or replacement.
Remodeling
When it comes to bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms and basements, most home remodeling projects require the help of a professional plumber. If you’ve taken on a DIY remodeling project, count on the experts at Maplewood Plumbing to handle the plumbing installation so that you don’t have to worry about problems down the road.
Gas Pipe Services
Whether you need to schedule a gas line installation, gas pipe repairs, or your annual gas line inspection, Maplewood Plumbing can help. Our trusted plumbing experts can help you think through the costs and benefits of gas and will work with you to develop a project plan, make the right decisions about materials and installation, and help you understand the risks of using natural gas.
Pipe Replacement
All the plumbing in your home begins and ends at the street. The plumbing in the street is owned by the water district, but when it comes to the pipes on your property, it’s up to you to repair or replace them as needed. If your U. City home has outdated pipes or a sewer line leak, count on the experts at Maplewood Plumbing for pipe repair or replacement services.
Drain Cleaning
Drain issues can happen anytime. That’s why Maplewood Plumbing and Sewer offers expert drain cleaning services to get you back to normal fast. Licensed, bonded, and insured, rest assured knowing that our experts’ work is backed by a 12-month warranty on all labor and parts (excluding washers).
Call 314-645-6350 or click here to schedule University City drain cleaning services.
University City Sewer Lateral Program
A residential sewer lateral is the sewer pipe that runs from your home’s foundation to the sewer main. The sewer pipes inside your home can become clogged or crack due to tree roots or other issues. In much the same way, the main sewer drain that leads all the way to MSD can break or clog, and that can be expensive to fix (upwards of $15k).
Thankfully, the community of U. City does have a Sewer Lateral Repair Program to offset the costs of repairing a broken sewer lateral.
If you experience slow drains, foul odors, or low water pressure, you could have a clogged drain pipe. Knowing where the blockage is located is important, because if the clog is somewhere along the sewer lateral at least five feet outside your home’s foundation, University City’s Sewer Lateral Repair Program may cover the first $2,500 of the cost of the repair.
To qualify for reimbursement, homeowners must pay the annual lateral assessment fee on their real property tax bill each year and pay to have the lateral cleaned. If a drain cleaning does not remove the blockage, you will need a camera drain inspection. Maplewood Plumbing provides a video of your camera drain inspection that you can submit with your completed application and a sketch of the sewer lateral defect’s location to the Public Works Department.
Trust the University City Plumbing Experts
Maplewood Plumbing and Sewer has been servicing homes and businesses in U. City with upfront pricing for 40 years. Our family-owned plumbing company prides itself on our solid reputation in the community. Give us a call and see for yourself why our loyal customers won’t use anyone else!
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Need an expert University City plumber? Call 314-645-6350 or schedule service online.