Plumbers in the Seattle metro's south side

What the Seattle metro homeowners are up against

Soil & slab leaks.

Hard water.

Sewer & drains. Older south-metro neighborhoods run aging concrete and clay side sewers whose joints evergreen roots invade — the classic local cause of repeat backups.

Freeze & burst pipes. Seattle-area winters are mild, so pipes are rarely insulated — which is exactly why the region's periodic arctic blasts burst so many of them at once. Exposed and crawlspace pipes go first.