Our team consists of licensed, highly skilled plumbers who are dedicated to providing top-notch service. As a local plumbing company, we are proud to serve the community and provide personalized service to each and every customer.
"We wanted to switch out our 20 year old water heater with a tankless option — to both save space and energy. Trinity plumbing was a great company. Sent an estimator out same day and really knew what they were talking about. I feel confident in a lot of my home renovation knowledge from the fact that both my parents build multiple of our homes but plumbing I am lost on. They were incredibly helpful and got the job done in no time! I was impressed all around. I might actually show our new water heater off the any guest that come visit 😂 job well done"
Halaina B on June 2025
Our team consists of licensed, highly skilled plumbers who are dedicated to providing top-notch service. As a local plumbing company, we are proud to serve the community and provide personalized service to each and every customer.
"We wanted to switch out our 20 year old water heater with a tankless option — to both save space and energy. Trinity plumbing was a great company. Sent an estimator out same day and really knew what they were talking about. I feel confident in a lot of my home renovation knowledge from the fact that both my parents build multiple of our homes but plumbing I am lost on. They were incredibly helpful and got the job done in no time! I was impressed all around. I might actually show our new water heater off the any guest that come visit 😂 job well done"
Halaina B on June 2025
John's Waterproofing Co. is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers interests, and make their concerns the basis of our businesss.
"John’s was quick to respond and were able to get us on the schedule quickly. They communicated effectively and did quality work. I will work with John’s again."
Matt H on October 2022
John's Waterproofing Co. is committed to excellence in every aspect of our business. We uphold a standard of integrity bound by fairness, honesty and personal responsibility. Our distinction is the quality of service we bring to our customers. Accurate knowledge of our trade combined with ability is what makes us true professionals. Above all, we are watchful of our customers interests, and make their concerns the basis of our businesss.
"John’s was quick to respond and were able to get us on the schedule quickly. They communicated effectively and did quality work. I will work with John’s again."
Matt H on October 2022
At Elkhorn Plumbing LLC we are dedicated to providing our clients with the very best in service, installation, drain cleaning and repair for all phases of their plumbing needs. We specialize in a variety of residential, multi-family and small commercial services and we take pride in the attention to detail put into each of the projects we are involved in. We are known for our quality work and the integrity of our business. While the shop is new, each of our Plumbers have 15+ years of experience. We look forward to building long-term relationships with our clients and guarantee their satisfaction.
"Excellent service! Highly recommend "
Renee P on July 2025
At Elkhorn Plumbing LLC we are dedicated to providing our clients with the very best in service, installation, drain cleaning and repair for all phases of their plumbing needs. We specialize in a variety of residential, multi-family and small commercial services and we take pride in the attention to detail put into each of the projects we are involved in. We are known for our quality work and the integrity of our business. While the shop is new, each of our Plumbers have 15+ years of experience. We look forward to building long-term relationships with our clients and guarantee their satisfaction.
"Excellent service! Highly recommend "
Renee P on July 2025
Our plumbing experts assist local residents and businesses with a variety of plumbing repairs, installations, and upgrades. With 25 years of experience in the industry and over 40 years of combined experience with sewer line excavation, replacements and repairs, you can trust our team at Legacy Plumbing and Excavation! We pride ourselves on being professional, prompt, and performing exceptional repairs and replacements every time.
"Disconnect between dispatch and technician. Had to go with much more expensive solution. "
Markus M on July 2025
Our plumbing experts assist local residents and businesses with a variety of plumbing repairs, installations, and upgrades. With 25 years of experience in the industry and over 40 years of combined experience with sewer line excavation, replacements and repairs, you can trust our team at Legacy Plumbing and Excavation! We pride ourselves on being professional, prompt, and performing exceptional repairs and replacements every time.
"Disconnect between dispatch and technician. Had to go with much more expensive solution. "
Markus M on July 2025
At 3 Point Plumbing Services LLC, we believe every home deserves a dependable plumber who gets the job done right. Whether it’s a minor fix or a major installation, we bring expertise, efficiency, and top-quality service to every project. From leak repairs and fixture replacements to full plumbing upgrades, we handle it all with precision and care. Our team is committed to providing honest assessments, fair pricing, and lasting solutions—so you can have peace of mind knowing your plumbing is in good hands.
"Fast response, a delight to work with, efficient and professional. "
Jennifer P on July 2025
At 3 Point Plumbing Services LLC, we believe every home deserves a dependable plumber who gets the job done right. Whether it’s a minor fix or a major installation, we bring expertise, efficiency, and top-quality service to every project. From leak repairs and fixture replacements to full plumbing upgrades, we handle it all with precision and care. Our team is committed to providing honest assessments, fair pricing, and lasting solutions—so you can have peace of mind knowing your plumbing is in good hands.
"Fast response, a delight to work with, efficient and professional. "
Jennifer P on July 2025
Apollo Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning is family owned and operated serving residential and commercial clients in Idaho, Oregon and Washington since 1984. In over 38 years Apollo continues to provide friendly, efficient, quality work at competitive pricing. We also want to recognize all our clients throughout the years that continue to make Apollo their go-to company for all of their Plumbing and HVAC needs. Without you Apollo wouldn’t be where they are today.
"He was on time and completed the job to my satifaction.."
Dale G on October 2024
Apollo Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning is family owned and operated serving residential and commercial clients in Idaho, Oregon and Washington since 1984. In over 38 years Apollo continues to provide friendly, efficient, quality work at competitive pricing. We also want to recognize all our clients throughout the years that continue to make Apollo their go-to company for all of their Plumbing and HVAC needs. Without you Apollo wouldn’t be where they are today.
"He was on time and completed the job to my satifaction.."
Dale G on October 2024
Tilt Plumbing is proud to serve our local community with honest, reliable plumbing solutions. From small repairs to full installs, we’re committed to providing top-notch workmanship and quality service every step of the way. We believe in upfront, transparent pricing—no surprises, just great plumbing. At Tilt, your comfort and satisfaction are our top priorities. When you choose us, you’re choosing a team that treats your home like our own.As the owner, my aim is to earn a 5-star review on the completion of your project. So, please let me know if at any time we are not living up to earning your perfect 5-star review. We look forward to earning your business, so please ask us for references!
"I had them repipe my entire home! Seamless process start to finish. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a quality plumber with very reasonable pricing!"
Daniel T on April 2025
Tilt Plumbing is proud to serve our local community with honest, reliable plumbing solutions. From small repairs to full installs, we’re committed to providing top-notch workmanship and quality service every step of the way. We believe in upfront, transparent pricing—no surprises, just great plumbing. At Tilt, your comfort and satisfaction are our top priorities. When you choose us, you’re choosing a team that treats your home like our own.As the owner, my aim is to earn a 5-star review on the completion of your project. So, please let me know if at any time we are not living up to earning your perfect 5-star review. We look forward to earning your business, so please ask us for references!
"I had them repipe my entire home! Seamless process start to finish. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a quality plumber with very reasonable pricing!"
Daniel T on April 2025
PDX Custom Woodwork is a family owned business. We have been building custom cabinets for 17 years here in Oregon. We are all about the quality of our work and making our customers happy. We design your future kitchen cabinets and make it a reality. We are very competitive. PDX Custom Woodwork has been building cabinets for Residential and Commercial. Stop by and check out our showroom! Feel free to give us a call and we can come out for a free estimate. Thank you!
"PDX Custom Woodwork ruined our house and wasted our time and money. We spent $62k for them to spend 6 months demoing and painting. We didn't hear from Lina for at least 3 months of this, only the occasional text from Manuel. Even at their best, they rarely communicated with us and it was like pulling teeth to find out what amounts of materials WE had to order, including our own carpet/padding and tile cement, which is not standard. They also never visited the site or had a project manager overseeing the work being done. We had to beg them to come to the property and that still only produced a monthly visit, at best. Their workers came mainly on weekends so it's clear they were prioritizing many newer projects over ours. Ultimately, they barely completed $20k in work- of which, none of those projects were totally finished- and have done about THREE TIMES that amount in DAMAGES to our property, bringing the total to around $100-120k. They gave us half our kitchen cabinet doors three months ago then kept telling us the rest were on the way. Though all of the built-ins we hired them to redo were demolished, they never fabricated the new ones. We paid for all our flooring materials ourselves, which is not an industry standard, and they had the audacity to ruin them FOUR times. We shouldn't have given them the benefit of the doubt when they said they'd fix it. The patterned carpet was cut at an angle on every single piece and they ripped up carpet in places they shouldnt have, leaving us to buy and replace even more of it. Their "painters" got paint on multiple stained wood doors (including the front door and sidelights) that we were keeping, as well as every kitchen appliance including inside our garbage disposal, and in ALL of our brand new outlets and on the light switches. They also ripped a knob off of our oven range, dented all the doors on our new fridge, covered our kitchen chandelier and living room ceiling fan with paint and damaged our brand new fireplace that they were supposed to wrap in stone for us. They washed their brushes in our bathroom sink and left paint in rooms not being renovated. They made changes to another contractor’s city-permitted work between inspections, and without telling us even when we were on site. We had to correct them on measurements multiple times because they couldn't do it accurately themselves. This was maybe 1/4th of the work we wanted to bid from them. We wanted to be repeat customers, do bigger renovations, and go the long haul, but Lina and Manuel made it impossible. Our home has been unusable for half a year with nothing to show for it. Most of the work, including the over-sprayed paint job, will need to be redone, because it's spotty, has rough texture and the ceiling got the wall/cabinet paint on it in multiple areas. They didn't even seal our tile or countertops, which were the only things we thought they had completed, but didn't. Instead, we have to now file a complaint and hire new contractors, that know what they are doing this time, to finish the job."
Jared G on August 2024
PDX Custom Woodwork is a family owned business. We have been building custom cabinets for 17 years here in Oregon. We are all about the quality of our work and making our customers happy. We design your future kitchen cabinets and make it a reality. We are very competitive. PDX Custom Woodwork has been building cabinets for Residential and Commercial. Stop by and check out our showroom! Feel free to give us a call and we can come out for a free estimate. Thank you!
"PDX Custom Woodwork ruined our house and wasted our time and money. We spent $62k for them to spend 6 months demoing and painting. We didn't hear from Lina for at least 3 months of this, only the occasional text from Manuel. Even at their best, they rarely communicated with us and it was like pulling teeth to find out what amounts of materials WE had to order, including our own carpet/padding and tile cement, which is not standard. They also never visited the site or had a project manager overseeing the work being done. We had to beg them to come to the property and that still only produced a monthly visit, at best. Their workers came mainly on weekends so it's clear they were prioritizing many newer projects over ours. Ultimately, they barely completed $20k in work- of which, none of those projects were totally finished- and have done about THREE TIMES that amount in DAMAGES to our property, bringing the total to around $100-120k. They gave us half our kitchen cabinet doors three months ago then kept telling us the rest were on the way. Though all of the built-ins we hired them to redo were demolished, they never fabricated the new ones. We paid for all our flooring materials ourselves, which is not an industry standard, and they had the audacity to ruin them FOUR times. We shouldn't have given them the benefit of the doubt when they said they'd fix it. The patterned carpet was cut at an angle on every single piece and they ripped up carpet in places they shouldnt have, leaving us to buy and replace even more of it. Their "painters" got paint on multiple stained wood doors (including the front door and sidelights) that we were keeping, as well as every kitchen appliance including inside our garbage disposal, and in ALL of our brand new outlets and on the light switches. They also ripped a knob off of our oven range, dented all the doors on our new fridge, covered our kitchen chandelier and living room ceiling fan with paint and damaged our brand new fireplace that they were supposed to wrap in stone for us. They washed their brushes in our bathroom sink and left paint in rooms not being renovated. They made changes to another contractor’s city-permitted work between inspections, and without telling us even when we were on site. We had to correct them on measurements multiple times because they couldn't do it accurately themselves. This was maybe 1/4th of the work we wanted to bid from them. We wanted to be repeat customers, do bigger renovations, and go the long haul, but Lina and Manuel made it impossible. Our home has been unusable for half a year with nothing to show for it. Most of the work, including the over-sprayed paint job, will need to be redone, because it's spotty, has rough texture and the ceiling got the wall/cabinet paint on it in multiple areas. They didn't even seal our tile or countertops, which were the only things we thought they had completed, but didn't. Instead, we have to now file a complaint and hire new contractors, that know what they are doing this time, to finish the job."
Jared G on August 2024
Looking for top-notch fencing services? Look no further! At Sewell Built LLC, we specialize in providing high-quality fencing solutions for homeowners. Our team of experts is dedicated to delivering exceptional craftsmanship and customer satisfaction. Contact us today for all your fencing needs!
"Grayson was very knowledgeable and kind. He communicated well throughout the whole process and we love our new fence! Would highly recommend him to anyone."
garrett l on April 2025
Looking for top-notch fencing services? Look no further! At Sewell Built LLC, we specialize in providing high-quality fencing solutions for homeowners. Our team of experts is dedicated to delivering exceptional craftsmanship and customer satisfaction. Contact us today for all your fencing needs!
"Grayson was very knowledgeable and kind. He communicated well throughout the whole process and we love our new fence! Would highly recommend him to anyone."
garrett l on April 2025
Ziebart Construction is a boutique remodeling firm specializing in beautiful design + remodel home improvement services at a mid-range price point. The family-owned company is committed to helping homeowners love their home by delivering an enjoyable remodeling experience. From the initial design to the installation process and into the warranty phase, we're here to help you design, build, and remodel your space. Our Portland and Salem remodeling teams adhere to our shared core values and will treat you and your home with absolute respect, clearly communicating and demonstrating integrity in all the work they do. No matter what vision you have for your remodel, we will work diligently to ensure your satisfaction. Contact us today to schedule your free in-home consultation and to learn why Pacific Northwest homeowners have been trusting the Ziebart name for 3 generations.
"The company had very knowledgeable sales representatives which led to well informed design and project Management. Although we ran into delays with permits and a change in project managers the work was top notch. The contractors they hired did excellent work, with little or no rework required. They hired the right craftsmen."
David T on August 2023
Ziebart Construction is a boutique remodeling firm specializing in beautiful design + remodel home improvement services at a mid-range price point. The family-owned company is committed to helping homeowners love their home by delivering an enjoyable remodeling experience. From the initial design to the installation process and into the warranty phase, we're here to help you design, build, and remodel your space. Our Portland and Salem remodeling teams adhere to our shared core values and will treat you and your home with absolute respect, clearly communicating and demonstrating integrity in all the work they do. No matter what vision you have for your remodel, we will work diligently to ensure your satisfaction. Contact us today to schedule your free in-home consultation and to learn why Pacific Northwest homeowners have been trusting the Ziebart name for 3 generations.
"The company had very knowledgeable sales representatives which led to well informed design and project Management. Although we ran into delays with permits and a change in project managers the work was top notch. The contractors they hired did excellent work, with little or no rework required. They hired the right craftsmen."
David T on August 2023
You'll need an expansion tank if your home has a closed water system, which is standard in newer homes or those with backflow preventers or pressure regulators. Expanding hot water has nowhere to go in closed systems, creating potentially damaging pressure. The expansion tank provides space for this expanded water, protecting your plumbing system and water heater from premature failure. Many local building codes now require expansion tanks, and some water heater warranties may be voided without one.
For a standard 50-gallon water heater, a two-gallon expansion tank is sufficient. This sizing assumes normal household water pressure between 40 and 60 psi. If your home has higher water pressure (60 to 80 psi), consider upgrading to a slightly larger tank for added protection. The expansion tank's purpose is to accommodate the increased volume that occurs when cold water heats up, which is proportional to your water heater's capacity.
Watch for signs like dripping water around the tank, fluctuating water pressure throughout your home, or unusual noises in your plumbing system. A properly functioning expansion tank should feel light when tapped on the bottom—if it feels heavy or waterlogged, the internal bladder has likely failed. Other indicators include frequent triggering of your temperature and pressure relief valve, visible corrosion on the tank, or unexplained increases in your water bill, suggesting hidden leaks.
Most expansion tanks have a service life of five to 10 years, though some may last up to 12 years or more with proper maintenance. Factors affecting lifespan include water quality, system pressure, installation quality, and tank construction. Hard water areas often see shorter lifespans due to mineral buildup. Regular maintenance checks can help identify potential issues before complete failure. When your water heater is due for replacement, it's wise to replace the expansion tank simultaneously, even if it hasn't failed yet.
A 30-gallon water heater needs an expansion tank if your home has a closed plumbing system. The need for an expansion tank is determined by your plumbing system type rather than water heater size. Even smaller water heaters create thermal expansion when heating water. If your home has a backflow preventer, pressure regulator, or check valve on the main water line, you have a closed system that requires an expansion tank. Check your local plumbing codes, as many jurisdictions now mandate expansion tanks regardless of water heater size.