A Ballard family had their kitchen taken down to the studs and the original floorboards, with a restoration contractor handling demolition, and booked us in June for the plumbing needed before the cabinets: a water line to a new refrigerator, sink supplies moved out of the way, and a stretch of old galvanized drain. Caleb took the job.
What We Did
Caleb tapped the cold line under the floor and ran new PEX-A through the joist bays to the refrigerator wall, ending in a recessed ice-maker box with a hammer arrestor so the fridge valve can't bang the pipes. The sink's hot and cold supplies came up out of the floor and into the wall, stubbed out at cabinet height.
The drain got the same treatment: a short section of galvanized kitchen drain and vent, the kind that rusts shut from the inside, was cut out, replaced with ABS to current code, and tied into the existing ABS in the basement with a cleanout. Everything was pressure-tested before the floor went back down.
At the end of July, with the cabinets in, Caleb came back for the trim-out: the family's own faucet, disposal, dishwasher and under-sink filter, plus two new quarter-turn angle stops.
What the Customer Said
"We had a water line installed in our subfloor for a new refrigerator, a new drain line installed from our kitchen sink, and final plumbing hookups for a dishwasher and garbage disposal for our kitchen reconstruction. Caleb was our technician, and we can't speak highly enough of him. He clearly takes pride in what he does, and it shows in his work. Our quote was very reasonable and under some others that we had received. We had an excellent experience with Lighthouse and we've already recommended them to friends who might need plumbing help in the future."
— Noah B., Seattle ★★★★★
Why It Matters
- Rough-in is where a remodel is won or lost. Supplies stubbed at the right height and a drain in the right place mean the cabinet installer never improvises around a pipe.
- Old galvanized drain sections don't get better. Replacing the short run while the wall is open costs a fraction of chasing a slow drain through finished cabinets later.
Why Ballard
Ballard's older houses have plank subfloors, galvanized drains and several previous kitchens hiding in the walls, which is why the plumbing has to be planned alongside the other trades rather than squeezed in after them. We're based in Fall City, so Seattle remodel work is booked as planned visits, which suits a project with a schedule.
Planning a Kitchen Rebuild
Call 425-549-2400 or schedule an appointment.
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