Plumbing in Southtown, San Antonio

Southtown is one of the older parts of San Antonio, and the pipes show it. A lot of the bungalows and two-story homes off South Alamo and South St. Mary's still have original cast iron drains and galvanized supply lines. Those hold up for decades, then start rusting shut or springing pinhole leaks all at once. When your water pressure drops or a drain keeps backing up, that aging plumbing is usually the reason. We come out, run a camera if we need to, and tell you what's actually going on before we touch anything.

The clay soil under this part of town moves a lot. In a dry San Antonio summer it shrinks and pulls away from your foundation, then swells back when the rain finally comes. That shifting cracks slab pipes and old sewer lines. If you hear water running with everything off, or a warm spot shows up on the floor, that's a slab leak and it won't fix itself. We locate it without tearing up half your house and lay out your options.

Big mature trees line a lot of Southtown streets, and their roots love finding a crack in a clay sewer line. That's why so many homes here deal with slow drains and gurgling toilets that come and go. We rooter the line, put a camera down it, and show you exactly where the roots are getting in so you're not guessing. Same day, we handle burst pipes, water heaters, gas lines, disposals, and the emergency shut-off if water is spreading fast.

Call San Antonio Plumber Co. day or night. Tell us what you're seeing and where you are in Southtown, and we'll get a plumber rolling your way.

What we see most in Southtown

• Original cast iron and galvanized lines rusting through in early-1900s bungalows
• Slab leaks from clay soil shifting between dry spells and heavy rain
• Tree roots invading old clay sewer lines under the big shade trees
• Low water pressure from corroded supply lines in older homes
• Backed-up main drains and gurgling toilets from partial root blockages
• Aging water heaters struggling in homes that were never repiped

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