Sunnyside Plumbing for Old Bungalows and New Infill
One Sunnyside block can hold a small pre war frame house and a two year old duplex. We carry the parts for both.
- Galvanized and cast iron work in the original houses
- PEX manifold and tankless service in new infill
- Family owned, licensed, and available 24 hours
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Why does Sunnyside need two different plumbing playbooks?
Sunnyside has been rebuilt in pieces rather than all at once, so an original pre war bungalow often sits directly beside a recently built duplex. The bungalow needs galvanized supply replaced and cast iron drains cleared. The duplex needs manifold, tankless and shared wall drainage work. Afford-A-Rooter Plumbing runs both kinds of call in the same neighborhood on the same day.
Key takeaways
- Original Sunnyside houses are small, which means the supply run is short and the pressure loss from corroded galvanized shows up later than it does in a larger home.
- New Sunnyside duplexes share a wall, so a drain noise complaint from one side is usually a venting or strapping issue rather than a blockage.
- Laundry relocated to a Sunnyside basement is a common source of slow drains, because the standpipe was tied into a branch never sized for a washing machine.
- Afford-A-Rooter Plumbing is a short drive from Sunnyside and holds Colorado Master Plumber licence MP-18927.
What does an original Sunnyside bungalow need?
These are modest houses, often one storey with a partial basement or a crawlspace under part of the footprint. Homes of this era commonly used galvanized supply, and because the runs are short the flow holds up longer than it does in a bigger house. What gives out first is usually the hot side, where scale forms faster, so the shower goes weak while the cold tap still runs strong.
A whole house repipe on a house this size is a contained job. PEX repipe is the usual choice because it threads through a low crawlspace with minimal cutting, and whole house repipe cost explains what moves the number.
What goes wrong in the new Sunnyside duplexes?
New construction here is built tight and fast. The plumbing is fine on paper, but shared wall assemblies transmit noise, and a waste arm that is not isolated from framing turns every flush next door into an event. Tankless units installed in mechanical closets also need annual attention that owners often do not know about until the unit throws a fault.
Tankless water heaters covers the service side, and sinks, faucets and toilets covers the fixture failures that show up early in builder grade installs.
Why do so many Sunnyside basements have drain trouble?
Laundry was moved downstairs in a lot of these houses long after they were built, and the standpipe was tied into whatever branch was closest. A washing machine discharges a large volume very quickly. A branch drain sized for a utility sink cannot take it, so the floor gets wet every wash day and everyone blames the machine.
We scope the branch, clear it if it is simply fouled, and repipe the standpipe properly if it is undersized. Start with residential drain cleaning, and see shower not draining if the same branch also serves a bathroom.
Sunnyside plumbing services
PEX Repipe
The practical choice for a small Sunnyside bungalow with a low crawlspace and finished plaster above.
See the serviceWhole House Repipe Cost
What actually moves the number on a house this size, written out before you call.
See the serviceResidential Drain Cleaning
For the basement laundry branch that floods every wash day.
See the serviceTankless Water Heaters
Service and replacement for the units going into new Sunnyside infill.
See the serviceSinks, Faucets and Toilets
Replacing builder grade fixtures that failed early in a new duplex.
See the serviceEmergency Plumbing
Old house or new build, we answer the phone 24 hours a day.
See the serviceSunnyside and the neighborhoods next to it
Sunnyside is one of the closest Denver neighborhoods to our Westminster shop. The Denver metro service area list has every city we cover and the neighborhood plumbing directory has every page like this.
West Highland is the same era with heavier remodel history. Sloan's Lake has the same old and new split, further along.
Common Sunnyside calls are low water pressure through the whole house in the original stock, no hot water when a tankless unit faults, and shower not draining on a shared branch.
Nearby neighborhoods we cover
- West Highland: Same era, more remodels
- Sloan's Lake: Same old and new split
- Whittier: Similar sized original stock
Related problem and pipe material pages
Licenses, credentials, and company proof
- Colorado Master PlumberLicense MP-18927
- Colorado State Plumbing ContractorLicense 2110
- Family Owned & OperatedServing Denver since 2006, 20 years
- Better Business BureauAccredited Business, A+ rating
- Angie's List Super Service Award2012 through 2017
- Serving Denver since 2006Residential and commercial properties across the metro
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Original bungalow or new duplex, we bring the right parts either way.