Aurora plumbing for historic and rural homes, 97002

The Aurora Colony historic district gives the town its character, with houses and buildings from the second half of the 1800s and early 1900s. Plumbing was added to many of them long after they were built, so pipe often runs in odd places, through tight crawlspaces and old framing. Owners usually want repairs that leave the historic fabric alone as much as possible.

Aurora sits north of Salem along I-5, near the northern part of our area. We arrange most work here as scheduled visits and bring the right tools on the first trip. We answer 24/7, and for a burst pipe or backed-up drain we send a plumber when one can reach Aurora, with a plain estimate of the wait.

Plumbing threaded through Aurora's old houses

In historic Aurora homes, supply lines may be galvanized steel, copper or a mix, and drains are often cast iron with added sections of plastic. Sewer laterals are usually clay running under old trees, gardens and walkways that owners do not want torn up. Crawlspaces are often shallow, which makes access slow and pipe repairs fiddly.

Newer homes around Aurora were built with plastic pipe and give fewer problems below ground. Farm and acreage homes outside town commonly rely on wells and septic systems. We work on the house plumbing and the drain toward the tank, and well pumps and septic pumping remain with those specialists.