Plumbers in Plano

HomeGuide's Dallas guide is the nearest local figure for Plano: most residential plumbing jobs run $182 to $500, about $340 on average, with hourly rates of $45 to $200 and service calls of $100 to $250. Nationally, HomeGuide puts repairing a burst pipe at $400 to $2,000, or about $150 to $250 per linear foot.

Ask whether the service-call fee is credited to the repair, and get the price in writing before anyone cuts drywall. The full Texas cost table and hiring checklist are on the Texas plumbers guide.

Plano's contractor handout lists plumbing contractors among the trades that must register with Building Inspections, at 1520 Ave K, Suite 140, and says no registration fee is assessed for them. The handout dates from January 2020 and calls itself informational, so call 972-941-7140 if you want the current rule confirmed.

Registration is separate from the permit. State law makes Texas cities of more than 5,000 people regulate plumbing, water heaters included, and require a permit for it. Small fixes such as a leak, a faucet, a ballcock, a garbage disposal or a toilet are left out. Plano Building Inspections issues residential permits. Before a city issues a plumbing permit, it has to confirm with TSBPE that the Responsible Master Plumber has an insurance certificate on file.

Looking up a Plano plumbing permit

Ask your plumber for the permit number before work starts and call Building Inspections to check its status if you cannot find it online.

The Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners licenses every plumber in the state: Tradesman Plumber-Limited, Journeyman, Master and Plumbing Inspector, each renewed yearly. A company that offers plumbing must have a Responsible Master Plumber, who carries at least $300,000 of general liability coverage on file with TSBPE.

• The bid. Any written proposal, contract or invoice shows the RMP's name and license number and TSBPE's name, mailing address and phone.
• The van. It shows the company name and the RMP's license number.
• The search. TSBPE's Public License Search looks plumbers up by name, number, city or county, and the person in your kitchen should be carrying the card.
• The city list. Ask Plano Building Inspections whether the company is registered.

Complaints go to TSBPE on its General Complaint Form, or call (512) 936-5200.

Before the first freeze. Texas health officials tied 246 deaths to the February 2021 winter storm. Fall is the time to insulate exposed pipes, test the main shutoff and fix a dripping hose bib.

Sprinkler systems. Plano's 2026 schedule allowed sprinklers twice a week through October 31, by address, with none from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A backflow assembly on an irrigation line can only be tested or repaired by someone holding TCEQ's Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester license, which lasts three years. Irrigation contractors also register with Plano, under the mechanical and irrigation group.

Water heaters. A replacement is permitted work. Your plumber may disconnect and reconnect the heater on its existing circuit; anything more needs an electrician, so line one up from Plano electricians if the new unit needs a new circuit. If the water heater shares a closet with the furnace, compare AC repair in Plano at the same time.

More local rules are on the Plano city page, and plumbers in Allen are worth a call if you are near the city line.