Plumbers in Tucker, GA

Ranch houses and split-levels

Tucker began as a farm community and filled in with 1960s and 1970s ranch and split-level homes around its historic Main Street. The numbers back that up: the median home was built in 1981, and about 48% of units predate 1980. Houses of that vintage tend to need more than a new faucet. Original supply lines, cast iron or early plastic drains, sewer laterals pushed out of line by roots, and water heaters squeezed into tight closets or basements are all regular calls.

A young city in an older suburb

Voters approved cityhood in November 2015 and Tucker incorporated in 2016. It had 37,005 residents in 2020 and lies about 12 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta in DeKalb County, mixing industrial, retail and residential areas.

DeKalb County water and sewer

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management provides both. Water comes from the Chattahoochee River and is treated at the Scott Candler plant; wastewater runs through the county system, which includes the Pole Bridge and Snapfinger treatment plants. DeKalb is responsible for the line from the main to the meter, including the meter, which usually sits in a pit outside the house. From the meter to the plumbing inside is the owner's. The 24-hour emergency repair line is 770-270-6243; billing and cutoffs are 404-378-4475.

Three jobs that need a Tucker permit

The City of Tucker Building & Permitting Division names water heater replacement, water line replacement and sewer line replacement as work that needs a permit. Residential and commercial plumbing permit forms are available, and applications go through the city portal or permits@tuckerga.gov; the office answers at (678) 597-9040 on weekdays. With so many older houses, those three jobs come up often, so it helps to confirm the plumber you hire will pull the permit.

Backflow for sprinklers

DeKalb's backflow section requires an assembly on any single-family irrigation system, installed on the customer side of the meter by a Georgia plumbing contractor and tested every year by a GBPAT-certified tester. The section's number is 404-687-4075.

Gas, and calling for help

Atlanta Gas Light carries the gas; marketers sell it. If you smell gas, leave first, then call 911 and Atlanta Gas Light at 877.427.4321 from away from the house. Compared with Atlanta, Tucker has an older average house, DeKalb water and sewer, and its own permit list. Call the number on this page and you'll be connected with an independent plumber who works in Tucker.