Georgetown has the widest housing-stock range of any city we serve — from late-1800s Old Town homes with cast-iron stacks and galvanized service lines, to brand-new PEX construction in Sun City and Wolf Ranch. That range matters because the right plumbing approach for an Old Town historic home is completely different from the right approach for a 2018 Sun City house. ABM Plumbing Company serves Georgetown across all of it. Texas RMP License #16739, held by Travis K Davis.
Call (512) 620-8200 to schedule service in Georgetown.
Georgetown's Water
The City of Georgetown draws water from a complex mix of sources: surface water from Lake Georgetown, Lake Stillhouse Hollow, and Lake Belton (under contract with the Brazos River Authority), Lake Travis water through the LCRA, and groundwater from Edwards Aquifer wells. The aquifer water spends decades filtering through limestone, which picks up substantial calcium and magnesium. The result: Georgetown's water tends to be on the harder end of Central Texas readings, varying by year and source mix.
The practical implication is that Georgetown homes need water softeners more urgently than most. Scale builds up faster on water heaters, fixtures last shorter lives, and dishwashers and washing machines wear out sooner. Our Austin-area hard water guide covers the dynamics, and our water softener cost guide for Austin covers what installation typically runs.
Sun City and Active-Adult Plumbing
Sun City Georgetown is one of the largest age-restricted communities in Texas, and it generates a specific service mix. Water softener installations are the most common job we do in Sun City. Annual water heater flushing matters more than usual because of how aggressively scale builds. Many homes are on tankless systems that need descaling every 1–2 years to maintain efficiency. We've worked across most of Sun City's villages.
Old Town Georgetown
Old Town is a different category. Homes here date from the late 1800s through the early-to-mid 1900s, and the plumbing reflects every era they've been through. Cast-iron DWV stacks from the 1920s–1950s era are still in service in many homes — they channel-corrode at the bottom and fail at joints, both of which we can identify with sewer camera inspection. Galvanized supply lines from before 1960 have usually been replaced with copper, but not always. The City of Georgetown is conducting a lead service line inventory under federal requirements; if your home is from before 1988 and the city hasn't yet confirmed your service line material, that's worth knowing.
Newer Construction: Wolf Ranch, Cimarron Hills, Pinnacle
Newer Georgetown subdivisions are post-2005 PEX construction with modern PVC sewer mains. The plumbing itself is in good shape; the issues are the same ones that affect newer construction throughout Central Texas: hard-water scale on water heaters, slab leaks driven by clay-soil movement, and high static water pressure in some areas that benefits from a pressure-reducing valve.
Sewer Lines
Sewer line conditions vary dramatically by neighborhood age. Old Town has clay tile and cast-iron mains with the joint-failure and root-intrusion patterns you'd expect from infrastructure that old. Sun City and Wolf Ranch are on PVC mains and rarely have problems. If you have recurring drain backups, a sewer camera inspection tells us what's actually down there.
Neighborhoods We Serve
Sun City, Wolf Ranch, Berry Creek, Cimarron Hills, Old Town / Downtown Georgetown, Serenada, Wood Ranch, Cowan Creek, Pinnacle, Madison Oaks, Saddle Creek, The Summit at Rivery, and Teravista (the part within Georgetown city limits).
Schedule Service in Georgetown
Georgetown is roughly 25–30 minutes from our shop in north Austin. Same-day service available during business hours for most calls. Texas RMP License #16739, held by Travis K Davis.
Plumbing Questions from Georgetown Homeowners
I keep hearing Georgetown's water is some of the hardest in the area. Is that true?
Georgetown's water source mix includes groundwater from the Edwards Aquifer, which spends decades filtering through limestone and picks up significant mineral content. Hardness tends to run higher than Austin Water or Round Rock. A water softener is well worth considering for most Georgetown homes.
My Sun City home has scale on every faucet and a water heater that already needs flushing. Normal?
Yes, given Georgetown's water hardness. Annual water heater flushing dramatically extends tank life in Sun City — the alternative is sediment buildup that bakes onto the heating elements and can shorten a tank water heater's life by years.
My Old Town Georgetown home is over 80 years old. What plumbing should I worry about?
For homes from that era: original galvanized supply lines (worth confirming if replaced), cast-iron DWV stacks (tend to channel-corrode at the bottom and fail at joints), and lead service lines from the city to the meter. We can do a sewer camera inspection to assess cast-iron drain condition.
Do you serve Sun City?
Yes. Sun City is one of our regular service areas. A water softener is the most common installation we do there.
Need a Plumber in Georgetown?
Same-day service available during business hours. Texas RMP #16739.
Call (512) 620-8200