Bathroom & kitchen plumbing
Renovation rough-in and trim-out: new layouts, valves, drains, fixtures, appliances.
Residential plumbing, done once
Bathroom and kitchen plumbing, water heaters, leaks, drains, repiping. The cause is found before the fix, the price is written before the work, and nothing is closed up before it is tested.
Scope of work
What residential plumbing work covers
The jobs homeowners call about, and what each one includes. Your estimate lists the items for your job from this list.
Typical items for each kind of job. Your written estimate lists the ones for your job.
- R1
Bathroom renovation plumbing
- Demolition and cap-off of the old fixtures
- Relocating or adding waste, vent and water lines for the new layout
- Tub and shower valves, drains and overflows roughed to the finished wall
- Toilet, lavatory and shower set; new shutoff valves at every fixture
- Rough-in inspection before the walls close where the work needs a permit; trim-out after tile
- R2
Kitchen renovation plumbing
- Sink, dishwasher and disposal rough-in and trim
- Ice-maker and filtered-water lines, pot fillers
- Final connections to appliances, including gas ranges where in scope
- Sink trap vented and dishwasher discharge piped the way the NYC Plumbing Code requires
- R3
Repairs & leaks
- Supply, drain and fixture leaks: found, then fixed, not patched
- Shutoff valves, supply stops and angle valves replaced
- Running toilets, dripping faucets, cartridges and fill valves
- Low pressure diagnosed to its cause: valve, pipe or meter
- Frozen and burst pipe repair
- R4
Water heaters
- Sizing from the household, not from the old tank
- Tank or tankless, gas or electric, with T&P relief, expansion tank and isolation valves
- Venting checked and corrected; old unit removed
- R5
Drains & sewer
- Camera inspection with a recording you can see
- Cable or hydro jetting depending on what the camera shows
- Cleanouts added where there were none
- House trap and sewer line repair or replacement
- R6
Repiping
- Galvanized water lines replaced with Type L copper
- Cast-iron stacks and risers replaced in phases so the house stays in service
- New valves so the next repair is a one-fixture shutdown
- Pressure tested, insulated, labeled
- R7
Whole-house items
- Main shutoff valve replacement
- Pressure regulators, hose bibbs, laundry hook-ups
- Sump pumps and sewage ejectors in basements and cellars
- Water meter work coordinated with DEP
- Backflow preventers on irrigation and boiler feeds, with the yearly test and the DEP report
PlumbHub LLC manages plumbing and fire protection projects. Licensed plumbing and sprinkler work in New York City is contracted, performed, filed and signed off by the New York City Licensed Master Plumber or Licensed Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor engaged for each project, chosen to fit the job.
Typically not included
- Tile, drywall, finishes, carpentry and painting (by others)
- Electrical work
- Fixtures and appliances you buy yourself (we say in writing before the work if a model will not fit or will not pass)
Residential services
Pick the page that matches the problem
Repairs & leaks
Leaks, valves, toilets, faucets, low pressure, burst pipes. Found, then fixed.
Water heaters & hot water
Sizing, tank or tankless, venting, recirculation, mixing valves. Homes and commercial.
Drain & sewer
Camera inspection first. Then jetting, cable or repair: whichever the pipe needs.
Backflow prevention
RPZ and double-check devices: DEP-approved plan, installation, the yearly test, the report to DEP.
Repiping in copper & cast iron
Failed galvanized, old stacks, corroded risers. Replaced in phases in occupied buildings.
Fire sprinklers
Heads and mains for fit-outs, heads moved for apartment renovation, fire services. From the drawings to the DOB sign-off.
How a house trap works · How the DEP backflow process works · Sprinkler heads moved for a renovation
Questions homeowners ask first
Short answers
Do you give a price before the work?
Yes. Repairs are priced after the diagnosis, in writing, before the repair starts. Renovation plumbing and water heaters are priced from the layout, the photos and a site visit.
Can I buy my own fixtures?
Yes. Owner-furnished fixtures are fine; we tell you in writing beforehand if a model will not fit or will not pass inspection.
Who pulls the permit for my bathroom?
Some bathroom work needs no permit (replacing a fixture in place, for example). We tell you up front which parts of your job need one. PlumbHub LLC manages plumbing and fire protection projects. Licensed plumbing and sprinkler work in New York City is contracted, performed, filed and signed off by the New York City Licensed Master Plumber or Licensed Master Fire Suppression Piping Contractor engaged for each project, chosen to fit the job.
Do you work in apartments and co-ops?
Yes: houses, apartments, walk-ups, co-ops and condos. Building rules (alteration agreement, work hours, elevator booking, shutdown notices) are worked out with the managing agent before the first day.
My building has sprinklers. Do the heads move with my renovation?
When walls or ceilings move, the heads usually move too, so every room stays covered. In New York City that is sprinkler work with its own DOB filing and test. It goes into the same written scope as the plumbing.
Tell us what it does. We tell you why.
Call or text with the symptom, or send photos and the layout for a renovation plumbing estimate.