Plumbing & HVAC in Urbandale, IA

Plumbing & HVAC for Urbandale’s aging housing stock.

Urbandale’s bread and butter is the 1960s through 1980s ranch — three bedrooms, finished basement. In the oldest of those homes, original galvanized supply lines have been corroding from the inside for decades; later builds usually have copper or polybutylene.

With galvanized, the tell is usually a drop in pressure at the bathroom while the kitchen sink runs. By the time it’s that bad, the pipes are badly narrowed by rust. We re-route with PEX through the basement ceiling and around finished spaces — no tearing out the rec room.

The other big Urbandale problem is polybutylene from the 80s builds. It cracks, it leaks at the fittings, and some insurers ask about it. We’ve done full home polybutylene replacements in two to three days with minimal drywall work.

HVAC is the other half. A lot of Urbandale homes are running original or first-replacement furnaces and AC units pushing 30+ years. We size new equipment to current envelope conditions — not just match the old nameplate, which was usually oversized to begin with.

Same-day service across 50322 and 50323. Permits and inspections handled.