Plumbing repair and replacement in Bastrop
Savior Service Plumbing Company is a family-owned plumber in Bastrop, TX, and Bastrop is home. Our shop is on Blanket Flower Drive, and we have been working on homes and businesses across Bastrop County since 2017. Master plumber Joedaniel “JD” Salinas runs the work, and co-owner Megan Salinas runs the office, so the people you talk to on the phone are the people who stand behind the job.
Most of our calls here come from the same handful of problems: a water bill that jumped for no reason, a drain that keeps backing up, a water heater that quit, or a remodel that needs plumbing moved. We diagnose first, explain what we found in plain language, and give you a free written estimate after we have seen the problem on site. No upsells, no guessing, and no pressure to replace something that can be repaired.
Plumbing problems we fix most often
Every Bastrop job starts with finding the actual cause. These are the repairs we handle most:
- Leak detection and repair. Dripping valves and supply lines, plus hidden leaks under a slab or in a buried service line that take real leak detection equipment to find. Our general plumbing services cover the repair once we have located it.
- Slow drains and sewer backups. We clear clogs, run a camera down the line to see what caused them, and use hydro jetting when buildup keeps coming back. See our sewer and drain services for the full list.
- Water heaters. No hot water, lukewarm showers, or a leaking tank. We handle repair, replacement, and maintenance on tank and tankless units, sized to your household instead of whatever is on the truck. Details are on our water heater services page.
- Waterlines. Locating, repairing, rerouting, or fully replacing the line between the meter and the house through our waterline repair and replacement work.
- Toilets, faucets, and fixtures. Running toilets, weak flushes, worn shutoff valves, and fixture swaps.
- Backflow prevention. Installing and testing backflow assemblies for homes with irrigation and for commercial properties.
Why Bastrop soil changes how leaks show up
Bastrop sits on a mix of ground. Some neighborhoods are built on clay that swells when it is wet and shrinks when it dries out. Others sit on loose, sandy soil around the Lost Pines and along the Colorado River. That difference matters for leaks. Clay moves the slab, which puts stress on the pipes running under it. Sand lets a buried line settle and sag until a joint pulls apart, and it can soak up a leak for weeks before you ever see a wet spot.
So when a Bastrop homeowner calls about a high water bill, we do not assume it is a slab leak. We start with the meter, isolate the irrigation, and then test the lines in order. We wrote up how Bastrop’s clay and sand split slab leaks from yard-line breaks if you want the longer version. If you want to check something yourself first, the five-minute water meter test tells you whether water is leaving the line with everything shut off.
City sewer, septic, and the drain calls that follow
Homes inside city limits usually drain to the municipal sewer. A lot of homes in the county do not. Outside the sewer service area, many properties run on a septic system, and many of those are aerobic systems with a pump, a sprayer, and an alarm. The plumbing inside the house works the same either way, but a backup means something different on each.
On city sewer, a recurring backup usually points to the main line: roots, a sag, or a cracked section of old pipe. We camera the line before recommending anything, so you see the problem on screen. On septic, the house plumbing and the tank need to be looked at together, because a slow drain can be a clogged line or a system that needs service. We handle the plumbing side, tell you plainly when the issue is the septic system itself, and point you to the right septic professional when that is the case. Our drain cleaning and sewer line work covers the pipe from the house to the tank or the city tap.
Hard water, well water, and your water heater
Central Texas water is hard, and plenty of rural properties around Bastrop are on private wells. Minerals in hard water build up as scale inside water heaters, fixtures, and valves. In a tank water heater, scale settles to the bottom and shortens the tank’s life. In a tankless unit, it coats the heat exchanger, which is why tankless heaters here need regular flushing to keep working the way they should.
If you are on a well and adding a water softener, where it ties into the system matters. It belongs after the pressure tank, and some lines, like irrigation and outdoor faucets, are usually better left on unsoftened water. We explain where to connect a softener on a well system in more detail, and we can install the bypass, drain, and connections so the softener works with your plumbing instead of against it.
New construction and remodel plumbing
Bastrop has grown fast, and new subdivisions keep going in around town. We plumb new construction and remodels for homeowners, local business owners, and general contractors, from the underground rough-in to setting fixtures, and we build to code the first time so inspections go smoothly.
Newer homes have their own common problems. Water pressure from the street can run higher than a house needs, which wears out fixtures and water heaters early when the pressure-reducing valve fails. We test the pressure and replace the valve when it is the culprit. If you are planning a kitchen or bathroom remodel, it is also the cheapest time to replace old supply lines or move drains, because the walls and floors are already open.
What to expect when you call
We keep the process simple. You call or request a quote, and we schedule a time that works for you. Our regular hours are Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. One of our licensed plumbers comes out, finds the cause, and walks you through what we found and what it will take to fix it. You get a free written estimate before any work starts, so the price is not a surprise.
We wear shoe covers, protect the work area, and clean up when we are done. If a repair will hold, we tell you that instead of selling you a replacement. That is the standard JD started the company on, and it is how we still work today.
Neighborhoods we serve around Bastrop
We work all over Bastrop, including Hunters Crossing, Tahitian Village, Pecan Park, and Riverside Grove, along with homes near Bastrop State Park, the historic downtown district, and the Colorado River. If you are in the 78602 area or anywhere in Bastrop County, call Savior Service Plumbing Company at (512) 964-9618 or request a quote, and our local team will help from there.
