Plumber in Bankers Hill

Bankers Hill, also called Park West and once Florence Heights, is an uptown neighbourhood on the west side of Balboa Park, between Hillcrest to the north and downtown to the south. It took its name from the affluent families who built here; many homes date from the late 19th century, some designed by Irving Gill and William Hebbard, and several now serve as offices or bed-and-breakfasts. High-rise condominiums line Fifth and Sixth Avenues facing the park.

What that means for your plumbing: Bankers Hill has two very different kinds of building. In a house built over a century ago, the plumbing has usually been patched several times, so galvanized supply lines, cast-iron drains and old clay laterals can all be present at once; tracing what is actually there comes before any repipe. In a condo tower, a leak on one floor can reach the units below and a repair often needs a riser shut down, so the HOA or building manager should be part of the plan. See whole-house repiping and HOA and multi-unit repiping.