Plumbing Services in Matthews, NC

Matthews is a mature suburban community with most of its housing stock built between the 1970s and early 2000s. That age range comes with predictable plumbing patterns, and we’ve seen most of them.

Polybutylene pipe — the most common call we get from Matthews

Homes built in Matthews between the late 1970s and 1995 have a high likelihood of polybutylene supply lines. Polybutylene was the standard plastic pipe of that era, and it’s been failing throughout the Charlotte metro for the past 15–20 years. The failure mode is degredation of the pipe material and fittings from exposure to chlorinated water — it doesn’t leak slowly, it fails. We handle polybutylene replacement throughout Matthews and know the neighborhoods where it’s most common.

Galvanized steel in older homes

The oldest Matthews neighborhoods — homes built before 1970 — may have galvanized steel supply lines. Galvanized corrodes from the inside out over decades. The signs are rust-colored water, reduced pressure at fixtures (the pipe narrows as corrosion builds up), and leaks at threaded joints. By the time these symptoms appear, the corrosion is typically system-wide.

Water heater replacements

Original water heaters from 1990s and early 2000s construction are reaching and exceeding their expected lifespan throughout Matthews. We do a significant number of same-day replacements for Matthews homeowners — tank units that failed overnight or over a weekend.

Sewer line issues

The clay soil in Mecklenburg County moves with moisture changes, and sewer lines in older Matthews neighborhoods show it — settled joints, cracked pipe, root intrusion from mature trees. Slow drains that affect multiple fixtures, gurgling sounds, and sewage odors in the yard are the typical signs.