Plumbing guides for Tampa Bay homeowners
Plain-language plumbing guides for Hillsborough and Pinellas: permits after the 2026 exemption, water heaters and the utility rebates, polybutylene and the four-point inspection, what to do after a flood.
Repiping a polybutylene house in Tampa Bay, and the records your insurer will ask for
Houses in Brandon, Carrollwood, Largo and Pinellas Park built from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s often have polybutylene supply pipe. How to recognize it, the Citizens rule that makes an insurer ask, what a PEX repipe of a one-story slab house involves, and the permit, inspection and four-point records that close the question.
Water heater replacement in Tampa Bay: permits and rebates
A water heater swap around the bay is a permitted job even after Florida's 2026 exemption, and the inspector looks for a few things a hurried install skips. What the permit covers, why an expansion tank comes up, which utility has a rebate, and what the federal 2029 heat-pump rule means for a tank bought now.