Plumber, AC Repair & Electrician in Tarrytown, Austin, TX

Not necessarily. Cast iron fails unevenly: the horizontal runs under the house and the sections near the kitchen usually go first, while vertical stacks can be fine for years. We put a camera through the whole system and show you the video, so the decision is based on what is actually there. Options run from clearing and monitoring, to replacing one bad section, to coating the inside of the pipe where digging would wreck a finished floor, to a full drain repipe. You get each option priced before we start, and we will tell you plainly which one we would choose for our own house.

Yes. A ductless mini-split is usually the right answer for a detached garage apartment, a converted porch or a second-floor addition in an older home. It needs a small wall-mounted head inside, a compact outdoor unit, and a three-inch opening for the line set, so nothing has to be threaded through 1940s framing. It also runs on its own thermostat, which matters when the addition faces west and the rest of the house does not. We size it for the actual square footage and sun exposure. Details are on our mini-split page, and financing is available.

Often, yes, and it is better to find out before the cabinets are ordered. Many houses here still run on 100-amp panels, and some on less, with additions wired in over the decades. A modern kitchen with an induction range, a double oven, a dishwasher and a microwave on dedicated circuits can push a panel past what it can safely deliver. Our licensed Austin electricians evaluate the panel, the service coming in from the street and the grounding, and tell you if the panel needs a full replacement or if added circuits will do. Electrical work in Austin is permitted and inspected, and we handle that.

Roots. Spring is when the live oaks and pecans push new growth, and their roots go looking for water in the joints of an old clay or cast iron lateral. Each year they come back thicker. Cabling the line clears the blockage, but if roots are the cause, we recommend a camera inspection the same visit so you can see how much of the pipe is compromised. Hydrojetting scours the line cleaner than a cable, and lining or replacing the worst section ends the annual routine. Our drain work carries a no-backup promise: if it backs up again and it is related to our work, we come back at no charge.