Plumbing and septic in Colton
We have worked enough properties in this area to recognize the common failures before we arrive. Drains, sewer lines, water heaters, repipes and septic, handled by a family shop that has worked this valley since 1982.
Colton, CA
What we do in Colton
What fails in a 1960s tract is not what fails in a 2005 development, and we treat them accordingly.
Hard water affects every property here regardless of age, and it is the main reason water heaters in this area fail earlier than expected.
The calls divide fairly evenly between things that broke and things that are about to. The second group costs considerably less to deal with.
A lot of the housing out here went up between the 1950s and the 1970s, which means cast-iron sewer laterals and galvanized supply lines that are well past their design life.
We document what the camera sees so you are not taking our word for the condition of something buried in your yard.
The ground around Colton is not kind to buried pipe. Root intrusion, settlement and decades of hard water all work on it, and the failures are gradual until they are not.
We would rather carry more equipment than we need on a given day than tell a customer we have to come back with the right tool.
- Septic Service
The whole system from the tank to the field.
- Drain Cleaning
Slow and stopped drains, cabled and cleared.
- Bathroom Plumbing
Fixtures, valves and rough-in for bathrooms.
- Water Heater Installation
Replacing a tank water heater.
- Gas Line Repair
Leaking and failed gas piping.
- Repiping
Replacing failing supply piping through a house.
- Hydro Jetting
High-pressure scouring of greased and rooted lines.
- Emergency Plumbing
Burst pipes, backups and after-hours failures.
Getting to you in Colton
For commercial and industrial customers we schedule around operating hours as a matter of course.
The person who diagnoses the problem is the person who explains it and does the work. Nothing gets handed between departments.
Make sure someone who can make decisions about the work is available, so we are not waiting to get approval on what we found.
Quotes are free and they are specific. A number with no explanation behind it is not much use to anybody.
Keeping small problems small
The difference between a planned repair and an emergency call is usually a few weeks of noticing something and doing nothing.
Water around Colton is hard, and that single fact explains a surprising share of what we replace. Scale builds inside water heaters until the burner is heating through a layer of rock, it crusts fixture cartridges until they stop sealing, and it shortens the life of anything that heats or throttles water. The scale you can see on a shower door is a visible sample of what is happening everywhere else.
Know the age of the major components. Water heaters, supply piping and sewer laterals all have expected lifespans, and planning for a replacement is considerably cheaper than reacting to one.
If you have had a line cleared more than once, ask for a camera inspection rather than a third clearing. Repeated blockages nearly always have a physical cause worth finding.
Water heaters benefit from an annual flush in this region more than almost anywhere else, because our water leaves sediment on the bottom of the tank where the heat has to pass through it.
Knowing your own system is worth real money. Where the main shutoff is, where the sewer cleanout is, how old the water heater is, and whether the property is on sewer or septic. Those four facts shorten every future service call you will ever have.
Look behind and under appliances once in a while. Washing machine hoses, dishwasher connections and ice-maker lines are common leak sources and they are all hidden from normal view.
Who you are calling
When you call, a person answers, day or night. That has been true since Big Mike ran the phone himself, and it is one of the reasons people keep calling us.
We are licensed across plumbing, sanitation and general engineering, which reflects the range of work this region actually needs.
Forty-four years of work in one region builds a footprint that covers a lot of towns, and the trucks are on the road across it every day.
Big Mike started this shop in 1982 and handed it to his kids because he trusted them to run it the same way. That is still who answers the phone.
Big Mike's · serving Colton, California
Homes, businesses and septic systems in Colton
Residential
Most of what we do in Colton is residential: drains that have slowed or stopped, water heaters at the end of their run, leaks under slabs and inside walls, sewer laterals that have finally given out, and repipes where the original supply piping has reached its limit.
Commercial
In Colton we work commercial property with the understanding that an out-of-service restroom or kitchen is a business problem first and a plumbing problem second.
Septic
For Colton properties running a tank and leach field, we cover pumping, inspection, repairs and the excavation that comes with rebuilding a field.
Emergencies
Nights, weekends and holidays are ordinary working hours in this trade.
Questions from Colton
If yours is not here, call and ask.
Do you serve Colton?
Yes. Colton is part of our regular service area out of Yucaipa, and has been for years. We cover residential, commercial and septic work here.
How quickly can you get to Colton?
We run a 24-hour line and same-day service is normal. When you call we will give you a realistic window for Colton rather than an optimistic one.
Do you handle septic as well as sewer?
Yes, and it is a big part of what we do. We hold sanitation licensing alongside plumbing, so tanks, leach lines and the plumbing feeding them are all one contractor.
Is there a charge for a quote?
No. Quotes are free and they follow an actual look at the problem rather than a guess over the phone.
Are you licensed?
Yes. We hold plumbing, sanitation and general engineering contractor licensing, which lets one shop handle work that runs from inside the house out to the septic field.
How soon can you get here?
We run a 24-hour line and same-day service is normal. When you call we will give you a realistic window rather than an optimistic one that slips.
What payment do you take?
Call and ask and we will tell you straight. You will know the cost before the work starts either way.
Can you give a price over the phone?
For simple, well-defined jobs sometimes. For anything that needs diagnosis, a number quoted blind is a guess, and we would rather look first and give you a real figure.
Nearby communities we serve
Grand Terrace · Redlands · Loma Linda · San Bernardino · Hesperia · Rialto · Chino · Chino Hills · Upland · Victorville
Plumbing help in Colton
Tell us what it is doing and we will tell you what it takes to fix it. Plain language, and the number before anything starts.
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