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Plumbing in Bethesda, MD

Plumber in Bethesda, MD

In Bethesda the age of your house matters more than the street it is on. We repair and replace plumbing in the older houses and the new infill builds alike.

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Bethesda plumbing depends on your house, not your street

On a single Bethesda block you can find a 1940s brick colonial, a 1950s rambler and a house finished last year. Same street, three very different sets of pipes.

So we never quote residential plumbing services in Bethesda by the zip code. We quote them by the house.

Tell us the year your house was built, whether it has been added onto, and what is happening on the lot next door.

Worth knowing here

The infill block

Walk almost any Bethesda street and you will see it. An older house sits next to a new one built on the same size lot after a teardown, and the two have nothing in common under the floor.

Edgemoor, Bradley Hills, Kenwood and the streets off Wilson Lane have been rebuilt one lot at a time for years. The new house next door is plumbed in PEX on a fresh service line. Yours may still run the original galvanized and cast iron, and its water and sewer connections may have been near a few construction digs.

What Bethesda homeowners call us for

Low pressure in an older colonial

A 1940s house in Edgemoor or Battery Park with weak water upstairs usually has galvanized pipe closing up inside. We find the run that is choking the flow and price its replacement.

Sewer line checks after work next door

When the lot next to you has been dug out for a new foundation and your basement drain slows down, a camera inspection of your lateral answers the question before anyone starts guessing.

Water heaters in finished basements

Many Bethesda basements have been finished around the water heater. When it is time to replace it, the new tank has to come in through the same door and sit on the same pan.

Condo units in Downtown Bethesda

The towers around the Woodmont Triangle and Bethesda Row put your plumbing behind the building's shutoffs. We work with the management office on the shutdown window.

Fixture upgrades in older bathrooms

Swapping a faucet in a 70-year-old bathroom often means replacing the stop valves behind it too. We tell you that up front, so the job does not grow after the wall is open.

Families near NIH and Walter Reed

Plenty of households around the NIH campus and Walter Reed are renting or moving on a short timeline. A clear written estimate helps when the landlord or the next buyer has to see it.

Bethesda plumbing jobs we take on

How we get to Bethesda

Draw a ruler line from Bryans Road to downtown Bethesda and it measures close to 23 miles. Bethesda is only around 9 miles out from the Capitol, so it is comfortably covered.

We come up MD 210, cross the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and take the Capital Beltway, I-495, around to Wisconsin Avenue, MD 355, or Old Georgetown Road, MD 187.

On the map you will see the NIH campus and Walter Reed along Wisconsin Avenue, with Bethesda Row and the Bethesda Metro station at the center of downtown.

Map of Bethesda, Maryland and the route from All Purpose Plumbers in Bryans Road, MDBethesda is shaded, with the NIH campus, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda Row and the Bethesda Metro station marked. A dashed line runs about 23 miles south to the shop in Bryans Road, Maryland. The route follows MD 210 north, crosses the Potomac on I-495, and follows the Beltway to Wisconsin Avenue (MD 355) and Old Georgetown Road (MD 187).Potomac RiverAnacostia RiverPatuxent RiverOccoquan RiverMD 210I-495 BeltwayMD 355MD 187about 23 milesBethesdaAll Purpose PlumbersBryans Road, MD5 milesN

The dashed ring is 30 miles from the Capitol.

Close-up of Bethesda.
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Plumbing questions from Bethesda

Do you work in the condo buildings near Bethesda Row?

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Yes. In the Woodmont Triangle and Bethesda Row buildings we work inside your unit, and the management office books any water shutdown. Bring them in early, because the shutdown usually sets the date.

Who issues plumbing permits in Bethesda?

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Montgomery County. Bethesda has no city government, so there is no municipal building department. Most plumbing, including service lines, repiping and gas water heaters, must be done by a WSSC Water licensee, who gives you the license number. Give us the exact address, because a Bethesda postal address can sit well outside what most people think of as Bethesda.

They are building a new house next door. Should I have my sewer line checked?

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If your drains have changed since the digging started, yes. A camera run down your lateral shows whether anything shifted or broke. If nothing changed, there is no reason to pay for one.

Can you replace only part of the old pipe in my house?

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Often. We replace the runs that are failing or choking the pressure and leave the sound ones. You get the choice in writing, with the full repipe priced next to it if that is the better deal.

Is Chevy Chase handled the same way as Bethesda?

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Not always. Parts of Chevy Chase are incorporated villages and towns with their own rules for work on a property, while plumbing licensing still runs through WSSC Water. Give us the exact address and we check.

Who installs water heaters near me in Bethesda?

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We do, in Bethesda houses and condos alike. Many Bethesda heaters sit in finished basements, so the new tank needs a drain pan and a clear route to carry the old one out, and both are on the written estimate. Send the label photo and tell us where it sits. The permit falls under WSSC Water's rules in Montgomery County and goes on the estimate too.

Are there plumbers in Bethesda with experience repiping older homes?

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Yes. Replacing old galvanized and cast iron in Bethesda's 1940s colonials and 1950s ramblers is part of our pipe work. On an infill block, ask for the pipe to be checked before the new house next door finishes its digging. We can replace only the worst run or the whole house, and we price both side by side.

Areas served around Bethesda

Downtown BethesdaWoodmont TriangleEdgemoorBattery ParkBradley HillsBradley WoodsKenwoodWyngate

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