Plumber in North Hollywood, CA
Need a plumber in North Hollywood? We handle the bigger jobs for homes, rental buildings and businesses in North Hollywood, Sun Valley and Valley Village: repiping, water heater replacement, sewer lines and leak detection. Our shop is on Saticoy St in Van Nuys, the same street that runs east into North Hollywood. You get a written price before any work starts.
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North Hollywood Plumbers Based on Saticoy Street
PowerRoute Electric & Plumbing sends licensed plumbers to North Hollywood from our shop at 16735 Saticoy St in Van Nuys. Saticoy Street runs east from our door through North Hollywood and into Sun Valley, so our trucks are already pointed your way. North Hollywood started as the farm town of Lankershim and took its current name in 1927. Homes went up here from the late 1920s through the post-war years, and many still run on old pipe.
We handle the full range of plumbing services, and we focus on the jobs that need a licensed crew: whole-house repiping, water heater replacement, sewer line repair and leak detection. The same crew covers Sun Valley to the north and Valley Village to the southwest. All three neighborhoods sit at the east end of our San Fernando Valley service area, a short drive from our home base as a plumber in Van Nuys.
- Whole House Repiping
- Water Heater Replacement
- Sewer Line Repair
- Leak Detection
Signs Your North Hollywood Home Needs a Plumber
Homes and apartment buildings from the 1930s through the 1960s give warnings before a pipe, a water heater or a sewer line fails. If you notice any of these in North Hollywood, Sun Valley or Valley Village, call PowerRoute Electric & Plumbing before the damage spreads.
Brown Water and Weak Showers
Rust-colored water first thing in the morning, or pressure that drops when two taps run. Both point to galvanized pipe closing up with rust.
A Meter That Never Stops
Your LADWP meter moves with every tap off, or a floor feels warm underfoot. A supply line is leaking under the slab or inside a wall.
A Water Heater Past 10 Years
Rumbling from the tank, rusty hot water or a puddle at the base. A tank water heater often lasts 8 to 12 years.
Several Drains Backing Up Together
Toilets gurgle when the washer drains, or the lowest shower backs up first. The clog is in the main sewer line, and tree roots are a common cause.
Think You Have a Hidden Leak? Run the Meter Test
Pick a quiet hour, shut off every tap and appliance, then watch your LADWP meter for 10 minutes. If the dial still moves, water is leaving the system somewhere you cannot see. The test works for a single house or a master-metered apartment building. A leak on the buried line between the meter and the building calls for main water line repair.
What North Hollywood Owners Call Us About
Most of our calls from North Hollywood, Sun Valley and Valley Village are the bigger jobs: worn-out supply pipe, failed water heaters, root-filled sewer lines and hidden leaks.
Whole House Repiping
North Hollywood has been building homes since the late 1920s, and houses from those first decades were commonly plumbed with galvanized steel, which rusts shut from the inside. Later homes got copper, and copper under a concrete slab wears thin after decades in the ground. Most North Hollywood households rent, so a repipe here is often a duplex or a small apartment building. We handle whole house repiping in copper or PEX and pull the LADBS permit. Read the signs you need repiping.
Water Heater Replacement
A tank water heater often lasts 8 to 12 years, and hard water can shorten that. In an older home the heater sometimes sits in a tight closet or a garage corner, so we check the venting, the clearances and the gas line before we set the new unit. We replace tank and tankless units, strap them to code and pull the permit. See water heater installation, tankless water heater installation or how long water heaters last.
Sewer Line Repair and Replacement
In the City of Los Angeles, the property owner is responsible for the sewer lateral from the building out to the city main in the street. Older homes in North Hollywood and Sun Valley commonly drain through clay and cast iron pipe, which cracks and separates at the joints and lets tree roots in. We run a camera down the line first, then repair the damaged section or replace the line. Learn more about sewer line repair and trenchless sewer replacement.
Leak Detection and Slab Leaks
Many post-war ranch homes in North Hollywood and Sun Valley sit on a concrete slab with water lines running underneath. Many pre-war homes in Valley Village sit over a crawl space instead, where a slow leak runs for months before anyone sees it. We pinpoint the leak with leak detection before anyone opens a floor or a wall, then repair the line or reroute it overhead. See how we handle slab leak detection and repair.
North Hollywood Permits, Sewer Laterals and Hard Water
North Hollywood, Sun Valley and Valley Village are all neighborhoods of the City of Los Angeles, and none has its own building department. Water comes from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), and plumbing permits and inspections go through the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS). Cross the city line into Burbank and both change. Our plumber in Burbank page covers the rules there.
Permits and Inspection
- LADBS permits for repipes, water heaters and sewer work in all three neighborhoods
- Permit fees included in your written price
- Inspection scheduled, with our plumber on site to meet the inspector
- Work completed to the California Plumbing Code
Sewer Laterals, Gas Valves and Hard Water
- The property owner is responsible for the sewer lateral out to the city main
- California requires seismic straps on every water heater
- For buildings with fuel-gas piping, Los Angeles requires an approved seismic or excess-flow gas shutoff valve at sale and for qualifying alterations or additions over $10,000. Gas-meter alterations can also trigger the requirement.
- Hard Valley water builds scale in water heaters and fixtures
Need a Plumber in North Hollywood? Get a Written Price First
Every job is backed by our 2-year labor warranty. Call our Saticoy Street shop and a licensed plumber will set up a time to look at the work in North Hollywood, Sun Valley or Valley Village.
From First Call to Final Inspection
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Call or Request a Quote
Tell us what you are seeing. We ask a few questions and set a time to look at the job.
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We Find the Cause
A licensed plumber inspects the pipe, runs a camera or locates the leak, and finds the cause before any work starts.
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Written Price Before Work
You get the scope and the price in writing, permit fees included, before anything starts.
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Permit, Work and Inspection
We pull the LADBS permit when the job needs one, complete the work to the California Plumbing Code and meet the inspector.
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Serving North Hollywood, Sun Valley and Valley Village
North Hollywood. We work from the NoHo Arts District and the apartment blocks along Lankershim Boulevard to the single-family streets around Valley Plaza and north toward Saticoy Street.
Valley Village. Valley Village split off from North Hollywood in 1991. The neighborhood runs from Burbank Boulevard south to the 101 freeway, west of the 170. Film studio workers built many of the first homes here in the 1930s and 1940s, mostly Spanish and ranch styles.
Sun Valley. Sun Valley sits north of North Hollywood at the foot of the Verdugo Mountains and went by the name Roscoe until 1950. We serve homes and businesses from San Fernando Road to Stonehurst and La Tuna Canyon.
- NoHo Arts District
- Lankershim Corridor
- Valley Plaza
- Valley Village
- Sun Valley
- La Tuna Canyon
- ZIP 91601 and 91602
- ZIP 91605 and 91606
- ZIP 91607 and 91352
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Plumbing Questions From North Hollywood Homeowners
Our shop is at 16735 Saticoy St in Van Nuys, and Saticoy Street runs straight east into North Hollywood and Sun Valley. Same-day service is available. Call (323) 616-2829 and we will give you an arrival window.
Yes. The same crew covers North Hollywood, Sun Valley and Valley Village. All three are City of Los Angeles neighborhoods, so the water utility (LADWP), the permit office (LADBS) and the plumbing code are the same in each.
North Hollywood has homes dating back to the late 1920s, and Valley Village filled in through the 1930s and 1940s. Galvanized steel pipe from those decades corrodes from the inside, and older copper develops pinhole leaks. Low pressure, discolored water and repeat leaks are the usual signs. We inspect the pipe and give you a written price to repipe in copper or PEX.
In the City of Los Angeles, the property owner is responsible for the sewer lateral from the building to the city main, including the section under the sidewalk and the street. We run a camera down the line first to find the damage and tell you whether a repair or a replacement makes sense.
In most cases, yes. North Hollywood, Sun Valley and Valley Village are part of the City of Los Angeles, so the permit and inspection go through LADBS. We pull the permit, strap the heater as California requires and meet the inspector.
Shut off every tap and appliance and watch your LADWP meter for 10 minutes. If the dial moves, water is leaking somewhere. Other signs are a warm spot on the floor, the sound of running water with everything off, or a higher water bill. We locate the leak before we open a floor or a wall.
Yes. A licensed plumber finds the cause and gives you the scope and price in writing before work starts, permit fees included. Labor is backed by our 2-year warranty.
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