Plumber in Carrollwood, FL

Plumbing in Carrollwood

Carrollwood is unincorporated Hillsborough north of Tampa, built in two waves: Original Carrollwood on Lake Carroll in the late 1950s and 1960s, then Carrollwood Village, Northdale, and Plantation through the 1970s and 1980s. The first wave has cast iron drains and copper supply that has been in the ground sixty years; the second is squarely in the polybutylene years, with slab houses whose grey supply lines run through the attic and drop into the walls. Between them, Carrollwood has every pipe material the bay knows, and the first question on any call is which one the house has.

The lakes are the other local fact. Houses on Lake Carroll, Lake Magdalene, and the Northdale ponds have high water tables, shallow sewers, and irrigation wells alongside county water; a well on the same property as a city connection is exactly the cross-connection the county's backflow program exists for. Water comes from Hillsborough County Water Resources; permits go through HillsGovHub; the electric utility is Tampa Electric.

Carrollwood facts that come up on the call

Permits

Unincorporated Hillsborough County: HillsGovHub for water heaters, repipes, and sewer work. A direct contract over $5,000 needs a Notice of Commencement before the first inspection. source

Water

Hillsborough County Water Resources on Tampa Bay Water's blend, chloraminated; hardness by service area in the county report. Many lakefront lots also have an irrigation well: two water sources on one property means a backflow assembly on the county connection. source

Pipes

1960s Original Carrollwood: cast iron drains, sixty-year-old copper. 1970s–80s Carrollwood Village, Northdale, Plantation: polybutylene supply. Citizens' four-point inspection asks about both. source

Verify a license

Plumbing contractors are state-licensed: CFC (certified, statewide) or RF (registered, with a Hillsborough certificate of competency). Check the number on DBPR before you hire. source

Neighborhoods contractors serve

Contractors who take our calls serve Original Carrollwood, Carrollwood Village, Northdale, Lake Magdalene, Plantation, Carrollwood Meadows, as well as Lutz, Citrus Park, Town 'n' Country, Forest Hills.

How it works

A call connects you to an independent local plumbing contractor who serves Carrollwood; the form gets you a call back. Ask them to diagnose first, quote in writing, and pull the plumbing permit in their own license if the work needs one. Price, timing, and warranty are between you and the contractor.

Tampa Bay Plumbing Hotline connects homeowners with independent local plumbing contractors. We are not a plumbing contractor. Service availability, pricing, and timing are determined by the contractor.