Plumbers in Irving

State law makes cities over 5,000 regulate plumbing by ordinance and require permits. The exceptions are small jobs: fixing leaks, or replacing faucets, ballcocks, garbage disposals or toilets. A new water heater, a repipe or a sewer line repair is permitted work. Get the permit number in writing and confirm it with the City of Irving's building office before work starts.

The permit is the Responsible Master Plumber's job: they pull it, request inspections and see that the crew is licensed or registered. A city issuing a plumbing permit must confirm with TSBPE that the RMP has insurance on file, and installed plumbing must be inspected by a licensed plumbing inspector.

Every written proposal, invoice or contract must name the Responsible Master Plumber and their license number, plus TSBPE's name, address and phone, and you must get an invoice when the job is done. More cost detail is in our Texas plumbers guide.

Search the name or license number on TSBPE's Public License Search, or use its Find-a-Plumber map, built with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, to find licensed plumbers near Irving. A company advertising plumbing needs a Responsible Master Plumber with at least $300,000 of liability insurance on file. The truck should show the company name and the RMP's license number, and workers carry their license on the job.

Irving freeze and backflow questions

DSHS confirmed 246 deaths linked to the February 2021 winter storm. Ask a plumber about insulating exposed pipes in the fall, before the first freeze. Backflow assembly testing needs a TCEQ Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester license, valid three years. Ask the City of Irving whether your irrigation backflow device needs a yearly test.

If your water heater runs on an existing electric circuit, a licensed plumber may disconnect and reconnect it, but new wiring needs an Irving electrician. See the Irving city page or compare plumbers in Grand Prairie. Complaints go to TSBPE at (512) 936-5200.