Plumber in Glen Rock, PA

Local knowledge

What we see in Glen Rock

The borough is old, and that shapes almost every job we do here. Much of the housing in the Codorus Creek valley and up the streets either side of it predates the Second World War, which means original supply lines are galvanized steel that has been closing up from the inside for decades, and sewer laterals are clay pipe laid in short sections with mature street trees growing directly over the joints.

The terrain matters as much as the age. Glen Rock sits in a valley with steep streets running down toward the creek, so water falling uphill of your house ends up moving past your foundation on its way down. Sump pumps here run more often than the ones in a flat subdivision, and they wear out sooner because of it. A pump that lasted ten years at a friend’s house on level ground may give you seven.

If your house is on the older side of the borough, the two things genuinely worth knowing are what your supply lines are made of, and when your lateral was last looked at with a camera. Both are cheap to establish and expensive to discover the hard way.