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title: "Plumbing & HVAC in Windsor Heights, IA"
description: "Plumbing & HVAC in Windsor Heights, IA. Galvanized pipe, sewer lines, water heaters, furnace and AC for mid-century homes. Call (515) 494-5483."
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# Plumbing & HVAC in Windsor Heights, IA

Windsor Heights is a small, fully built-out city tucked between Des Moines, Clive, Urbandale and West Des Moines, and most of its housing is mid-century brick homes on mature, tree-lined streets. Houses this age bring galvanized water lines, cast iron drains, clay tile sewer laterals and chimneys built for equipment from another era.

**Des Moines Plumbing & HVAC** · (515) 494-5483 (24/7 emergency; standard hours Mon–Sat 7am–7pm) · Polk County & Central Iowa

## Why Windsor Heights homeowners call us

- Galvanized supply lines close up with rust from the inside. If upstairs pressure drops when the kitchen tap runs, we can repipe in PEX with as little wall and ceiling work as possible.
- Mature trees and old clay tile sewer laterals are a standard pairing here. We camera the line before recommending anything beyond a cleaning.
- When a high-efficiency furnace leaves the water heater venting alone into an old masonry chimney, that venting needs a check. We look at it on every furnace and water heater job.
- Upfront written quotes and financing on jobs over $500 with approved credit, for when a repipe or sewer repair is bigger than you planned.

## Plumbing & HVAC in Windsor Heights: what we see

Windsor Heights doesn't have new subdivisions because there's no room for them. What it has is street after street of solid mid-century homes, many with original plumbing still in the walls and under the yard. That's good for character and predictable for repairs.

### Galvanized water lines and cast iron drains

Galvanized steel supply pipe rusts from the inside, so water pressure fades over the years until the shower and the kitchen sink can't run at the same time. Leaks usually start at threaded joints. Cast iron drains last a long time, then crack along the bottom or rust through at a joint. We find the weak spots and fix them with targeted [leak repair](https://des-moines-plumbing-hvac.b-daniels.workers.dev/services/leak-repair/) or a planned repipe instead of a panic job after something lets go.

### Trees and sewer laterals

The big trees that make these streets nice to walk also send roots into old clay tile sewer laterals. A slow basement floor drain or a gurgling toilet usually means roots at a joint. We clear the line and run a camera so you can decide between routine [drain cleaning](https://des-moines-plumbing-hvac.b-daniels.workers.dev/services/drain-cleaning/) and a spot repair.

### Chimneys, venting and tight basements

Many of these homes were built with one masonry chimney serving both the furnace and the water heater. When the furnace is replaced with a high-efficiency unit vented in PVC, the water heater is left alone in a chimney that may be too big for it to draft properly. We check the venting on every job and recommend a CO alarm on every level of the house. Tight basement stairs and small mechanical rooms also make equipment swaps slower, so we plan how the new unit gets in before we quote.

Call (515) 494-5483. We come to you anywhere in 50324, and emergency calls are answered 24/7.

## Neighborhoods we serve in Windsor Heights

Neighborhoods around Colby Park · Walnut Creek Trail area · University Avenue corridor · 73rd Street area · Streets along the 63rd Street border with Des Moines · Hickman Road edge along the Urbandale border

ZIP codes: 50324