Colton Plumbing Company
COLTON PLUMBERS WHO'VE SEEN THE OLD PIPES.
From the historic downtown to Reche Canyon.
Cast iron drain replacement, sewer relines, repipes, water heaters, and full bathroom remodels.
SAME-DAY SERVICE
LICENSED & INSURED
UPFRONT PRICING
LOCAL IE CREW
Why Choose Us
WORK THAT FITS A COLTON HOME
Old downtown, mid-century core, and canyon tracts. Every part of Colton has its own quirks, and we know them.
Railroad-era downtown
Homes off La Cadena and around the old rail yard go back to the 1910s and 20s. Cast iron drains and clay laterals are the norm. We've replaced miles of both.
Repipes for old copper & galvanized
The pre-war craftsman core and the 60s tracts off Mount Vernon both age out of their supply lines. We plan repipes with minimal wall damage.
Reche Canyon & south-end tracts
Newer builds up Reche Canyon Road bring their own problems, mostly PRV failures and mainline pressure surges. Different fix, same crew.
Licensed & insured
LIC #1082797. Background-checked crew, respectful of older homes and shift-worker schedules.
Featured Plumbing Services
What we get called for most around Colton.
Featured Remodeling Services
Bath remodels and ADU builds done right the first time.
NEED A COLTON PLUMBER TODAY?
Most calls get same-day service. We'll quote the job before we start.
(909) 222-9629Customer Reviews
COLTON NEIGHBORS WE'VE HELPED
From the crew
COLTON IS OLDER THAN PEOPLE THINK
Most people driving through Colton on the 10 never guess how old the place actually is. This was a working railroad town before the freeway existed, and a big chunk of the downtown housing stock predates World War I. When we open up a house off La Cadena or around 8th Street, we usually find cast iron drains that were poured before your grandparents were born, and clay tile sewer laterals that have been slowly failing since the 60s. There's a real skill to working on these houses without wrecking them, and it's what we do most weeks in this city.
The number one call we get in old Colton is a full-house drain backup. It comes on slowly, one fixture at a time, until finally the kitchen sink pushes water up through the shower drain and everyone loses their mind. That's almost never a fixture-side clog. That's the main line, which in most pre-1950 Colton homes is clay tile from the house to the city tap, with root intrusion at every joint. We camera it first so you can see exactly what we're dealing with, then we quote a hydro-jet cleaning, a spot dig-up, or a full pipe bursting replacement, depending on how far gone it is.
Cast iron drain lines inside the house are the other big one. If your bungalow is original, those horizontal runs under the floor have been rusting from the inside out for a hundred years. They eventually go paper-thin and start leaking sewage into your crawlspace. We do a lot of full cast iron replacements in Colton, usually with ABS, accessed through the crawl so we don't have to tear up your bathroom tile or refinished hardwood.
Move out toward south Colton and up Reche Canyon, and the story flips. The houses are newer, mostly 70s through 2000s slab tracts, and the main problems are pressure related. City of Colton Public Utilities delivers strong mainline pressure, and failed pressure reducing valves in these tracts show up as hammering pipes, running toilets, and prematurely dead water heaters. Swapping a PRV and an expansion tank is a small job that fixes a lot of little annoyances at once.
If you're a Colton homeowner looking for Colton plumbing services from a crew that respects the history of your house and won't oversell you a repair you don't need, we'd like to hear from you. Show us the problem and we'll match the fix to it.
Service Area
NEARBY CITIES WE SERVE
Grand Terrace
Hillside cul-de-sacs and 70s slab tracts
Loma Linda
University-area rentals and slab tract homes
San Bernardino
Older grid, mixed eras, Bunker Hill basin water
Rialto
80s and 90s tracts and polybutylene territory
Riverside
Wood Streets craftsman and Canyon Crest tracts
Fontana
Mid-century tracts and newer north Fontana builds
READY WHEN YOU ARE.
Call or email and we'll send a tech to your Colton address with a real quote, not a guess.
FAQ.
Common questions from Colton homeowners. Don't see yours? Give us a call.
01My drains all back up at once. What's the fix?
My drains all back up at once. What's the fix?
That's almost always a mainline sewer issue, not a fixture clog. In old Colton, especially anywhere near the historic downtown, the main is usually clay tile with root intrusion or collapsed sections. We run a camera to confirm, then quote a hydro-jet cleaning or a spot repair, or a full replacement if the pipe's shot.
02Do you replace cast iron drain lines in old bungalows?
Do you replace cast iron drain lines in old bungalows?
All the time. A lot of pre-1950 Colton homes have cast iron horizontal drains that rusted out from the inside. We access through crawlspaces where we can, and we replace with ABS. Minimal wall or floor damage in most cases.
03Is Colton water hard?
Is Colton water hard?
Yes. The City of Colton Public Utilities serves most of town from a mix of local groundwater and imported supply, and it's on the harder side. You'll notice scale on shower doors, fixtures, and the inside of water heater tanks within a couple of years.
04Can you handle commercial buildings downtown?
Can you handle commercial buildings downtown?
Yes. We do commercial plumbing for restaurants, small offices, and shops around downtown Colton and along the Mount Vernon corridor. Grease traps, backflow testing, water heater swaps, and repairs. We schedule around your business hours when possible.
05Do you pull permits with the City of Colton?
Do you pull permits with the City of Colton?
For repipes, gas line work, water heater installs that require one, and sewer replacement, yes. We file with Colton Building & Safety and meet the inspector at the property.
06What's your call-out fee?
What's your call-out fee?
Diagnostic visits inside Colton are usually free or credited toward the repair. Camera inspection and leak detection have set fees we tell you up front before we run them.