Plumbing and septic in San Bernardino
Our work here goes back years, which means we know what the housing stock tends to do. Drains, sewer lines, water heaters, repipes and septic, handled by a family shop that has worked this valley since 1982.
San Bernardino, CA
What we do in San Bernardino
Housing here spans several decades of construction standards, and each era has its own weak points.
Housing here has been added to in waves, and each wave used the materials and standards of its decade. That history is written into what fails.
The calls divide fairly evenly between things that broke and things that are about to. The second group costs considerably less to deal with.
Hard water and older piping together will take out a water heater years before its warranty runs out.
We inspect the real condition of the system before recommending anything, because the fix depends entirely on what we find.
For San Bernardino properties, understanding what is underground changes the whole conversation. A camera run converts an argument about what might be wrong into a picture of what is.
Diagnostic gear earns its keep by ruling things out. Most of the value is in the repairs you do not end up paying for.
- Gas Line Repair
Leaking and failed gas piping.
- Repiping
Replacing failing supply piping through a house.
- Septic Service
The whole system from the tank to the field.
- Water Heater Installation
Replacing a tank water heater.
- Bathroom Plumbing
Fixtures, valves and rough-in for bathrooms.
- Emergency Plumbing
Burst pipes, backups and after-hours failures.
- Water Heater Repair
No hot water, leaking tanks, failed elements.
- Slab Leak Repair
Pressurized lines failing under a concrete slab.
Getting to you in San Bernardino
Urgent calls get triaged on the phone. Sometimes the most valuable thing we do is tell you what to do in the next two minutes.
If the job turns out to be bigger than a single visit, you get the full picture and a schedule before we start rather than partway through.
If you have used chemical drain products, tell us. It changes how we open the line and it matters for the technician's safety.
You will know the cost before the work starts. Surprises on an invoice are how contractors lose customers permanently.
Keeping small problems small
Delay converts a scheduled repair into an emergency, and emergencies cost more and happen at worse times.
For San Bernardino properties the hardness of the supply is worth treating rather than tolerating, because the cost of the damage accumulates across every appliance and fixture.
Exercise your shutoff valves once a year. A quarter turn and back keeps them from seizing, and a main shutoff that will not turn during an emergency is a much more expensive problem than one that gets used occasionally.
Keep grease out of drains, and that includes running hot water after it. Hot water simply carries it further down the line to somewhere less convenient.
The cheapest plumbing is the kind that gets looked at before it fails. An annual walk of the visible plumbing, checking under sinks, around the water heater and at any exposed pipe, catches most problems while they are still small and dry.
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.
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.
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.
Being licensed for sanitation systems as well as plumbing is why septic work stays in-house rather than getting referred out.
Between San Bernardino County, Riverside County and the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, we cover most of what anyone means by the Inland Empire, plus the desert communities further out.
You get a technician who has seen this before, not someone learning on your house.
Big Mike's · serving San Bernardino, California
Homes, businesses and septic systems in San Bernardino
Residential
The residential side in San Bernardino is the bulk of what we do, and it is the reason the trucks are through here as often as they are.
Commercial
Commercial plumbing in San Bernardino means offices, apartments, hospitality and food service, with the compliance side, backflow testing and interceptor servicing, handled alongside.
Septic
For septic properties around San Bernardino we cover routine pumping through to full drain field replacement, with the excavation licensing that requires.
Emergencies
Emergency work is a real part of this business, not an afterthought bolted onto it.
Questions from San Bernardino
If yours is not here, call and ask.
Do you serve San Bernardino?
Yes. San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino?
We run a 24-hour line and same-day service is normal. When you call we will give you a realistic window for San Bernardino 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.
Do I need to be home?
Usually yes, or somebody who can make decisions about the work. We will not authorize additional work ourselves without talking to you.
Do you pull permits?
Where the work requires them, yes. Permits and inspections are handled as part of the job rather than left to the customer.
Do you work nights and weekends?
Yes. Nights, weekends and holidays are ordinary working hours in this trade, and emergency calls are answered around the clock.
Will you tell me if I do not need the work?
Yes, and we do regularly. A shop that has been in one family for four decades cannot afford a reputation for selling people work they did not need.
Nearby communities we serve
Colton · Ontario · Rialto · Yucaipa · Fontana · Upland · Montclair · Grand Terrace · Victorville · Redlands
Plumbing help in San Bernardino
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.
Yucaipa, California · Serving San Bernardino, Riverside and eastern Los Angeles counties · Open 24 hours