# Broomfield Heights Plumbing: One Bathroom Houses, Modernised Small postwar brick ranches with full basements. Sound houses, but a single bathroom is not how anybody lives now, and the plumbing has to catch up. - Basement and second bathroom rough in - Galvanized supply replacement where it survives - Licensed Colorado master plumbers covering Broomfield around the clock ## What is the most requested plumbing job in Broomfield Heights? Broomfield Heights is the original postwar subdivision that the city grew out from, built as small brick ranches with full basements and a single bathroom. The dominant job here is adding a second bathroom, usually downstairs, and upgrading the supply so the new fixtures do not starve the old ones. Afford-A-Rooter Plumbing handles the rough in, the drain elevation question, and the supply work together. ## Key takeaways - A basement bathroom in a Broomfield Heights ranch stands or falls on the elevation of the existing building drain relative to the new fixtures. - Adding fixtures to a house built for one bathroom tests supply piping that has never been asked to serve two simultaneous draws. - The full basements in these houses make a repipe straightforward, because most of the distribution is reachable from below. - Afford-A-Rooter Plumbing permits and inspects this work under Colorado plumbing contractor licence 2110. ## Can I put a bathroom in a Broomfield Heights basement? Almost always, and the full basements here make it easier than in most housing of the same age. The deciding factor is where the building drain leaves the house. If it exits below the level of the new fixtures, gravity does the work. If it exits above them, the bathroom needs a sealed ejector basin, which is a normal install but has to be designed in from the start. We check that first, then quote. [Bathroom remodel plumbing](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/bathroom-remodel-plumbing) covers the fixture work and [toilet installation](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/toilet-installation) covers the set and seal on the new unit. ## Will the existing supply handle a second bathroom? That depends what the supply is. Some of these houses went in on galvanized steel and some on copper, and the difference decides the whole job. Steel that has been quietly narrowing for decades will not carry two bathrooms at once, and the complaint arrives the week after the new one is finished. We test flow before the rough in rather than after. [Galvanized pipe replacement](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/galvanized-pipe-replacement) covers the upgrade and [partial repipe options](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/partial-repipe-options) covers doing just the trunk if the branches are sound. ## What else is due on a house of this age? The main drain. These houses have full basements with a floor drain and often a laundry sink that have been in continuous service since the house was built and have never been cleared. The other one is the water heater, which in a Broomfield Heights ranch usually sits in a small basement utility area with an original flue arrangement worth a second look. [Drain cleaning](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/best-drain-cleaning-in-denver-co) covers the line work, and [water heater installation and replacement](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/water-heaters/water-heater-installation-replacement/denver-co) covers a replacement done with the venting brought up to current requirements. ## Broomfield Heights plumbing services - [Bathroom Remodel Plumbing](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/bathroom-remodel-plumbing): Second bathroom rough in for a house that was built with one, including ejector systems where needed. - [Galvanized Pipe Replacement](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/galvanized-pipe-replacement): Upgrading the supply before the new bathroom exposes what the old pipe cannot do. - [Partial Repipe Options](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/partial-repipe-options): Replacing the trunk only, where the branch runs are genuinely still sound. - [Toilet Installation](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/toilet-installation): New sets on new flanges, with the seal done properly on an old cast iron closet bend. - [Drain Cleaning](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/best-drain-cleaning-in-denver-co): Basement floor drains and laundry sinks that have run since the house was built. - [Water Heater Installation](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/water-heaters/water-heater-installation-replacement/denver-co): Replacement in a small basement utility space with the flue brought up to requirement. ## Broomfield Heights and the wider city This page sits under our [Broomfield plumbing services](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/locations/broomfield-co) page, which covers the whole city. See the [neighborhood plumbing directory](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/neighborhoods) for every page like this one. [Original Thornton](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/neighborhoods/original-thornton) and [Original Northglenn](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/neighborhoods/original-northglenn) are the closest matches for build era and house type. [Historic Westminster](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/neighborhoods/historic-westminster) is the nearest older core. Broomfield Heights owners call about [low water pressure through the whole house](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/low-water-pressure-whole-house) once a second bathroom goes in, [shower not draining](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/shower-not-draining) on an old branch, and [toilet will not flush](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/toilet-wont-flush) on an original set. ### Nearby neighborhoods we cover - [Original Thornton](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/neighborhoods/original-thornton): Closest match for era and house type - [Original Northglenn](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/neighborhoods/original-northglenn): Same era, planned community - [Historic Westminster](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/neighborhoods/historic-westminster): Nearest older core ### Related problem and pipe material pages - [Partial repipe options](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/partial-repipe-options) - [Toilet will not flush](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/toilet-wont-flush) - [Shower not draining](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/shower-not-draining) - [Broomfield plumbing services](https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/locations/broomfield-co) ## Frequently asked questions **Does a basement bathroom need a pump?** Only if the building drain leaves the house above the level of the new fixtures. Where it leaves below them, gravity handles it and no pump is required. **Why did my pressure get worse after adding a bathroom?** Because the supply piping was never asked to serve two simultaneous draws before. The pipe did not change, the demand did. **Is a repipe disruptive in one of these ranches?** Less than most. The full basement means the majority of the distribution is reachable from below, so wall openings on the main floor are limited. **Should the water heater flue be checked when the tank is replaced?** Always. An original flue arrangement sized for an older appliance may not suit a modern one, and that gets corrected as part of the install. **Are you licensed in Broomfield?** Yes. Colorado Master Plumber MP-18927 and Colorado plumbing contractor licence 2110, family owned and serving the metro since 2006. --- Source: https://www.affordarooterplumbing.com/neighborhoods/broomfield-heights Afford-A-Rooter Plumbing, 10860 N Dover St STE 2300, Westminster, CO 80021. Phone +1-720-296-7972.