Near Me, FL

Arrived at a home in Coral Springs where a camera inspection we had performed earlier in the summer had identified a cracked and offsetting sewer lateral under the front yard from ground movement. The homeowner had decided to move forward with a trenchless repair rather than excavating the full front yard. Ran a sectional pipe liner through the damaged section from the clean-out access, allowed the liner to cure fully in place, re-ran the camera to confirm a smooth and fully sealed pipe interior along the repaired section, and tested drainage from every fixture in the house to verify restored flow. Yard stayed intact and the homeowner did not have to deal with a full excavation job in the middle of summer.

Responded to a home in the MiraLago at Parkland community where the homeowner had been dealing with consistently low water pressure throughout the house for months, not just at one fixture but everywhere. Tested incoming pressure from the street and confirmed it was within the normal range, which pointed to a distribution problem inside rather than a supply issue. Found the copper supply branches throughout the home had accumulated significant mineral scale from years of South Florida hard water, narrowing the interior diameter enough to choke flow at every outlet. Rather than replacing all the supply lines, installed a whole-home water pressure booster pump on the main interior supply to overcome the restricted flow. Pressure at every fixture improved noticeably before I left.

Got an emergency call from a homeowner in the Cape Sable area of Margate where the water to the entire house had stopped flowing and when they went to shut off the main supply at the meter the valve had seized completely and would not turn in either direction. The main shutoff had corroded internally from years without being exercised and the seat had failed, leaving the homeowner without any way to control the supply and a call they could not defer. Coordinated with the utility to shut off at the meter connection, removed the failed ball valve, installed a new full-port unit with proper fittings and connections, restored water service, and exercised the new valve through several full open-close cycles to confirm smooth operation. Water is back on and the homeowner has a working shutoff again.

Arrived at a home off Atlantic Boulevard in Pompano Beach where the homeowner was building an outdoor grilling station on the back patio and wanted a dedicated natural gas line run from the meter to the grill location rather than dealing with propane tanks all summer. Traced the existing gas supply from the meter along the side of the house, extended new black iron piping through the exterior wall to the patio, installed a properly rated appliance shutoff valve behind the grill location, and conducted a full pressure test on the completed run to confirm zero leakage at every fitting. Homeowner now has permanent natural gas at the grill for the rest of the summer and beyond.

Got called to a home in Hillsboro Beach where the homeowner said the toilet in the master bath had developed a slow seep around the base that had been quietly staining the grout for several weeks and the toilet had started to rock slightly when sat on. Pulled the toilet and found the original wax ring had completely failed and the closet flange had a crack from years of use and settlement. Installed a reinforced wax seal with a stainless repair ring over the cracked flange, reset the toilet with new bolts and caps, and tested multiple flush cycles to confirm no movement and no base leak. Toilet is solid and dry now and the homeowner is not losing water into the subfloor anymore.

Pulled up to a home in Margate where the homeowner said the guest bathtub had been draining extremely slowly for several weeks and the water would sit in the tub for fifteen minutes after the water was shut off. Inspected the drain and found the overflow plate linkage and shoe assembly had corroded and the stopper was partially stuck in the semi-closed position, restricting drain flow even when the lever was set to open. Replaced the full overflow plate and linkage assembly, cleared the minimal debris in the drain below it, and tested drainage with the tub filled to confirm full open flow. Tub drains immediately now and the stopper opens and closes cleanly.

Responded to a restaurant in the Lighthouse Point area where the kitchen manager said the grease interceptor had been serviced recently but one of the inlet baffles had cracked during the last pump-out and grease was now bypassing the trap and going straight into the municipal line. The restaurant had received a county compliance notice requiring documentation of the repair. Accessed the interceptor, removed the cracked baffle assembly, installed a replacement baffle with a properly sealed fitting, and ran water through the inlet to confirm flow was entering the interceptor correctly. Provided the kitchen manager with a written repair summary to submit with their county response. Back in compliance before the weekend dinner service.

Arrived at a home in the Parkland Bay community where the irrigation system had been running fine until recently when the backflow fault triggered on the controller and all the zones stopped activating. The backflow preventer on the irrigation supply line had developed a failed check valve internally, which was tripping the pressure sensor and shutting the system down as a safety measure. Disassembled the backflow assembly, replaced the failed check valve module, cleaned the seating surfaces, and tested the full unit under pressure to confirm proper operation. Cleared the fault from the controller and ran a full irrigation cycle to verify all zones were activating correctly. Summer in South Florida is exactly the wrong time to lose irrigation coverage.

Got called to a home in Pompano Beach where the T-P relief valve on the water heater had been weeping a small amount of water from the discharge pipe onto the utility room floor periodically, not a full release, just an intermittent drip that stopped and started. Tested incoming supply pressure and found it running significantly above normal range from the street, with thermal expansion having nowhere to go after the utility's check valve on the meter. Installed a properly sized expansion tank above the water heater and replaced the weeping T-P relief valve with a new calibrated unit while I had everything open. Tested through several full heating cycles to confirm pressure was stabilizing and the relief valve was staying dry.

Responded to a home near the Heron Bay community in Parkland where the homeowner had finished building an outdoor kitchen on the back patio and needed plumbing rough-in completed before the countertop and appliances went in. They needed a cold water supply run to the sink location and a drain connected to the sewer system. Ran a new copper supply line from the interior of the house through the exterior wall to the outdoor kitchen island, installed a shutoff valve at the outdoor supply, connected the sink drain with a properly vented p-trap to the nearest cleanout connection, and pressure tested all connections before the counter was set. Supply and drain are water tight and ready for the finish work.