Plumber in Tucson, Marana & Oro Valley
Plumber in Tucson, Marana and Oro Valley. We test before we quote.
Leaks, clogs, water heaters, repipes and gas lines, handled by Picture Rocks Cooling, Heating & Plumbing. Book same-day service. Residential service calls are $89, waived when you go ahead with the repair, and the price goes in writing before any work starts.
Need a plumber in Tucson? Here's how it works
Call Picture Rocks Cooling, Heating & Plumbing at 520-655-8551 or book a plumber online. We run same-day plumbing service across Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, Picture Rocks, Casas Adobes and the Catalina Foothills, Monday through Friday 7am–7pm and Saturday 7am–5pm. The service call is $89, waived when you go ahead with the repair. We test what's wrong, show you what we found, and put one flat price in writing before any work starts. Repairs carry a written 1-year materials-and-labor warranty.
We handle the whole house: water heater repair and replacement, drain cleaning, sewer camera inspections, slab and hidden leak detection, whole-home repiping, gas line repair and new appliance lines and water softeners and filtration. Our plumbers work under our own plumbing license, AZ ROC CR-77 #293702. We're licensed, bonded and insured, family-owned, serving Tucson since 2001, with 1,000+ reviews across platforms.
Tucson's water is notoriously hard, and the swing between monsoon humidity and the dry season is rough on pipes, fixtures and water heaters alike. That's why we measure pressure, flow and water quality with real tools instead of guessing.
For offices, shops and small commercial buildings, see our commercial plumbing and HVAC work; we scope those jobs separately from residential repairs.
Plumbing services we handle
Water heater repair and replacement
tank and tankless. Electric tanks from $2,511 installed, gas tanks from $2,743 installed, free in-home tankless estimates.
Drain cleaning
$225 to cable a line through an accessible cleanout, with flow confirmed afterward and the cause explained.
Sewer line camera inspection and repair
a $129 camera inspection so you see the problem before we quote the fix.
Sewer smoke testing
a sewer smell you can't trace, found by pushing non-toxic smoke through the drain lines.
Leak detection and slab leaks
hidden leaks found before they run up your water bill or damage your foundation.
Whole-home repiping
PEX repipes from $12,995 base for a single-story home, scoped and priced in writing.
Water softeners and filtration
whole-home softeners from $5,767, sized to a water test we run with you.
Gas line work
free quotes on new appliance lines, gas leak repair and line replacement, with every new line pressure-tested.
Manufactured and mobile home plumbing
PEX repipes for polybutylene, manufactured-housing water heaters and under-home leaks.
What Tucson water can leave behind
Scale on fixtures and water-heater heating elements is normal here. But visible buildup is not a water test, and it does not tell you which treatment to buy.
Water chemistry can also contribute to copper pinhole leaks in older central-Tucson homes. Tell us whether this is the first leak or another in a series. That history matters when discussing a repair versus a larger pipe project.
What to tell us about a plumbing problem
- Weak flow: Is it one faucet, just the hot water, or several fixtures? Describe where you notice it instead of guessing the cause.
- A recurring clog: Tell us which drains are affected and what has already been tried. Older Tucson sewer laterals may be clay or cast iron; mention the material if you know it.
- A leak or hot-water problem: Note when it started and whether it comes and goes. In Picture Rocks and parts of Marana or Vail, also tell us if the home uses a well or septic system.
What to expect during a plumbing diagnosis
The checks depend on the symptom. For a pressure complaint, a technician typically measures water pressure with tools. You can ask what the reading means and how it supports the recommended work.
The price goes in writing before work starts. Repairs carry a written 1-year materials-and-labor warranty; read the details for the work being proposed.
Our process
What we test before we quote
01
Start with what you're seeing
We ask when it started, which fixtures are affected, and what has already been tried. That narrows the list before anyone opens a wall.
02
Test the system, not the symptom
Depending on the complaint, that means measuring static water pressure, isolating the hot and cold sides, running a camera down the sewer lateral, or finding where a drain line actually restricts.
03
Show you what we found
You see the reading or the camera picture and hear what it means. The recommendation follows from the test, not from what happens to be on the truck.
04
Price it in writing first
You get a flat price for the repair before any work starts. If the test points at a larger project, we say so and price both, so you can compare instead of being steered.
What a plumbing service call includes
- A plumber at your house inside the arrival window we gave you, with the parts a common repair takes already on the truck.
- Diagnosis of the actual problem — pressure, flow, drainage, or the fixture itself — tested rather than guessed.
- A walk-through of what we found in plain language, with the reading or the camera image where there is one.
- A flat repair price in writing before any work begins, so the number doesn't move while the plumber is in your house.
- Every part and the labor to install it on the invoice, with the warranty term printed on the line.
- Both options priced when a repair and a larger project are both honest answers.
What plumbing work costs
Plumbing is priced flat-rate: one number for the whole job, in writing, before work starts, and it does not change because the job ran long. The visit itself is $89, waived when you go ahead with the repair, and that covers the testing above. Home Wellness Club members take 20% off repairs — parts and labor, not just parts — starting the day they join. Members also pay $49 for the visit instead of $89. The 20% doesn't cover new equipment, like a new water heater or water softener.
| Plumbing job | What's included | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Plumbing service call | A plumber on site, the system tested, and the repair priced in writing before work starts | $89 |
| Drain cleaning through an accessible cleanout | Cabling the line, confirming flow afterward, and telling you what caused the clog | $225 |
| Main-line hydro jetting | High-pressure scouring of the line; warrantied 6 months, excluding foreign objects | $899 |
| Sewer camera inspection | The camera run down the lateral so you see the break, the roots or the belly before anyone quotes a dig | $129 |
| Toilet rebuild | Fill valve, flush valve and supply line replaced, then leak-tested | $349 |
| Garbage disposal replacement | New unit installed, the old one hauled off, drain connections re-sealed and tested | $565 |
| Exterior hose bib replacement | The spigot cut out and replaced, then pressure-checked | from $186 |
| Electric tank water heater replacement | A new tank sized for the home, installed to code, the old one hauled off | from $2,511 |
| Tankless water heater installation | Gas, venting and water lines sized for the unit, plus the descaling ports Tucson water makes worth having | Quoted in your home; the estimate visit is free |
| Whole-home water softener | A softener sized to your water test and household, installed and started up | from $5,767 |
| Leak detection | A leak we can see, we find on the service call — there is no separate charge for it. A hidden or under-slab leak that needs excavation, or a specialist to locate it under concrete, is quoted after the visit. | Included in the $89 call; under-slab work quoted separately |
What the repair warranty covers
Plumbing repairs carry a written 1-year materials-and-labor warranty as standard. If a part we supplied fails, or the work we did doesn't hold, we cover the failed part and the labor to replace it, each for its own term.
Home Wellness Club members get longer coverage on qualifying repair line items: 5 years on parts and 2 years on labor, for as long as the membership stays continuously active. If it lapses, those repairs go back to the standard year.
Three limits are worth knowing before you book. Drain hydro jetting is warrantied 6 months, excluding foreign objects. Cleanings and routine maintenance aren't warrantied, because the result depends on what happens after we leave. And a part you buy yourself and we install carries no parts or labor warranty, unless our workmanship caused the failure. The terms and the rest of the exclusions are on the repair and service warranty page, not in fine print.
Plumber in Marana, Oro Valley and northwest Tucson
Northwest Tucson is home turf. The company started in Picture Rocks in 2001, and plumbing runs out of the same dispatch as our HVAC side. Our trucks are in Marana almost every day, and 85743 is the busiest ZIP we serve.
- Plumber in Marana: Dove Mountain, Continental Ranch, Gladden Farms, Cortaro and Tangerine Crossing, ZIPs 85653, 85658, 85742 and 85743.
- Plumber in Oro Valley: Rancho Vistoso, Naranja and Sun City Vistoso, ZIPs 85704, 85737, 85742 and 85755.
- Picture Rocks and Avra Valley: well water, septic properties and hard-water water heaters are everyday work out here.
- Closer in: Casas Adobes, the Catalina Foothills, Catalina and the rest of Tucson.
Northwest of town two things change the job: a fair number of homes are on a well and septic rather than city water and sewer, and the water that does reach the tap is hard enough to shorten a water heater's life. Tell us which you have when you call; it changes what we test first. The full list of towns is on our service area page.
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Need a plumber in Tucson today?
Call 520-655-8551 or book online for same-day plumbing service across Tucson, Marana and Oro Valley. The $89 service call is waived when you go ahead with the repair, and repairs carry our written 1-year materials-and-labor warranty. Bigger jobs like a repipe or a new water heater can be financed: see financing options. Not sure what you're looking at? Text us a photo or video and we'll take a look. 520-655-8551 takes pictures.
