Drain Cleaning
Slow drains, recurring backups, and main-line clogs. We use motorised drain machines and hydro-jetting to clear tree roots and grease — common in older Englewood laterals under mature trees.
Drain cleaningLocal, licensed plumbers for Englewood homes and businesses. Drains, water heaters, leaks, and sewer lines — with the hard-water and older-home experience this part of the metro demands.
Grig Plumbing is a licensed, owner-operated plumbing company serving Englewood, CO and the surrounding south Denver metro. We handle drain cleaning, water heater repair and installation, leak detection, pipe repair, and sewer line work for homes and businesses — with particular experience in Englewood’s hard water and its older, established housing stock. Free estimates, written pricing before any work begins.
Finding a reliable plumber in Englewood shouldn’t feel like a gamble. National franchises treat you like a ticket number, and a general handyman rarely has the diagnostic gear a real plumbing system needs. Based in Aurora, a quick run east, we cover the whole city and everything around it — from Old Englewood and South Broadway to Arapahoe Acres, Centennial Acres, and Cushing Park.
Englewood sits just south of Denver in the South Platte River Valley, one of the metro’s older inner-ring suburbs. That means established homes, aging plumbing, and some of the hardest tap water in the area — all of which we deal with every week.
The full range, from a five-minute faucet fix to a trenchless sewer replacement. Tap any service to see how we handle it.
Slow drains, recurring backups, and main-line clogs. We use motorised drain machines and hydro-jetting to clear tree roots and grease — common in older Englewood laterals under mature trees.
Drain cleaningNo hot water, leaks, or a tank past its prime. We repair and install tank, tankless, gas, and electric units — and hard-water scale makes heater maintenance especially worthwhile here.
Water heatersHidden leaks in walls or under slabs cost thousands if ignored. We locate them acoustically before cutting, then repair with minimal disruption — including galvanised and repiping work in older homes.
Pipe repairFrom camera inspections to trenchless sewer replacement, we handle the big underground jobs — and tell you honestly when a repair beats a full replacement.
Sewer & water linesBurst pipes, gas line issues, and sudden water heater failures don’t keep business hours. We dispatch fast to limit the damage, day or night.
Emergency serviceToilets, faucets, sinks, garbage disposals, and fixture upgrades — including sensitive work in the period bathrooms of Englewood’s historic homes.
Bathroom & kitchenUnlike most of the metro, Englewood isn’t on Denver Water or a special district. The city operates its own utility, and the supply is among the hardest around — which is exactly what wears out water heaters and fixtures early.
The City of Englewood operates its own water system, treating South Platte River supply at the Charles Allen plant and storing it in city-owned McLellan Reservoir.
Independent testing puts Englewood’s hardness across a wide, high band — anything above 180 ppm counts as very hard. The city itself is working to reduce it.
Water is drawn from the South Platte via City Ditch and the Union Avenue pump station — surface supply that still carries a heavy mineral load.
The city has committed to replacing all remaining lead water service lines in its system with copper over the next several years. If your home is older, it’s worth knowing whether your service line is on that list — and if a lead line is leaking, it should be replaced, not patched. We identify the material before recommending anything.
What hard water does to your plumbing. Dissolved minerals plate scale onto water heater elements and inside tankless heat exchangers, crystallise in faucet aerators and toilet rim jets, and shorten the life of every fixture. In Englewood, that makes water heater flushing and the right anode rod genuinely worth it — and a softener a fair question. If your older home still has galvanised or possible lead lines, see our pipe and leak repair approach.
Founded in 1860 and incorporated in 1903, Englewood is one of the metro’s oldest and densest suburbs. Established homes bring established plumbing — galvanised supply, cast-iron drains, and aging sewer laterals.
Englewood is home to Arapahoe Acres, a nationally recognised mid-century modern district, plus South Broadway blocks with homes from 1905 onward. Period homes need a plumber who respects them.
Like the rest of the metro, Englewood sits above a mile high. Gas water heaters need correct high-altitude venting and combustion setup, or they backdraft and burn inefficiently. We size and vent for elevation as standard.
Across Englewood and the surrounding south-metro communities in Arapahoe County.
Core ZIP codes served: 80110 and 80113, plus 80111 and 80112 in the surrounding area.
Minor work such as a drain unclog, faucet repair, or fixture swap generally falls in Grig Plumbing’s published $150 to $400 range. Larger jobs like water heater installation, repiping, or sewer line work run higher, typically $800 to $3,000 or more. Older Englewood homes can add scope — a failing galvanised line or a cracked cast-iron drain is more involved than a modern repair. We give a free estimate and a written price before any work starts.
Yes — some of the hardest in the metro. Englewood runs its own water utility, drawing from the South Platte River, and independent testing puts hardness in a wide band from roughly 100 to 300 ppm, with anything over 180 ppm considered very hard. The city itself runs a program to improve taste, odour, and hardness. Practically, it means scale builds fast on water heaters and fixtures, so flushing and the right anode rod matter more here.
The City of Englewood does, through its own Department of Utilities — not Denver Water and not a special district. It has operated its own system since 1903, treating South Platte River water at the Charles Allen Water Treatment Plant and storing it in the city-owned McLellan Reservoir.
Some older homes and service lines may. Englewood has committed to replacing all remaining lead water service lines in its system with copper over the next several years, and homes built before 1980 are the most likely to have lead somewhere in the plumbing. If a service line may be lead and it is leaking, it should be replaced with copper rather than patched. We identify the material before recommending anything — see our pipe and leak repair page.
Yes — it is one of the things we do most. It is an old, dense suburb with neighbourhoods like Arapahoe Acres and South Broadway full of early- and mid-century homes. We regularly handle galvanised steel supply lines, cast-iron drains, aging sewer laterals, and the layers of prior DIY work that older homes accumulate.
We offer same-day scheduling and 24/7 emergency service across Englewood and the south metro. Based in Aurora, a quick run east, we reach most of the area quickly — often within a couple of hours for urgent calls, with active leaks and total outages given priority.
Yes. Grig Plumbing is fully licensed and insured in Colorado. We are owner-operated, so the person quoting your job is the person doing it — not a rotating crew from a national dispatch centre.
No. Estimates are free. We assess the job, explain what it needs, and give you a written price before starting. For simple jobs you can often text us photos and get a ballpark before we even drive out.
Both, from a single faucet repair to a full repipe, water heater, or sewer line replacement. If a repair is the smarter call, we will say so rather than pushing an unnecessary replacement.
Hard water, old homes, new fixtures — we know Englewood. Free estimates, written pricing, and a licensed local plumber who treats your home like their own.