Plumbing in Benicia

Benicia's historic center has homes that predate modern plumbing materials, many of them updated piece by piece over the decades. That often leaves a mix of old and new pipe behind the walls, and the transitions between them are where leaks and clogs tend to start.

Newer subdivisions on the edges of town are a different story, with plastic supply and drain lines and fewer root problems. Calls there are mostly water heaters, fixtures and the occasional slab leak.

In older homes, a camera inspection before any sewer work is worth the small cost, because clay and cast iron laterals can be cracked, offset or full of roots without showing it until they back up.

When we repipe a historic house, we route new lines through crawl spaces and closets where we can to protect original plaster and trim, and we explain the route before any wall is opened.