Guaranteed Plumbing & Heating

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Our shop sits at 900 Cottman Avenue, a straight shot out Roosevelt Boulevard to Bustleton, one of the more direct runs we make in the Far Northeast.

Need a plumber in Bustleton right now? Call 215-342-7200 and a real person picks up. Estimates cost nothing, pricing is confirmed before work starts, and the crew rolls out from our own shop just down the Boulevard.

Most Bustleton calls get scheduled same-day for routine work, and for genuine emergencies, a failed water heater flooding a utility room, a heating system down in freezing weather, a pipe that’s let go, we dispatch around the clock.

A duplex water line that’s lost pressure, a boiler or furnace that needs attention, a sewer backup, a drain that clogs on a regular cycle, or a gas line that needs a second look before winter. Same number, same crew, every time.

Business name

Guaranteed Plumbing & Heating

Phone

215-342-7200

Address

900 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111

We do not have a storefront in Bustleton, PA. Service is dispatched from our Northeast Philadelphia shop.

Hours

Office: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

After-hours: Live answering service, 24/7, with dispatch based on which crew is nearest when the call comes in.

Bustleton areas we cover

Bustleton sits in the Far Northeast, centered around Grant Avenue and Bustleton Avenue, and we cover the full neighborhood along with the bordering communities of Somerton, Rhawnhurst, Fox Chase, and the areas along Red Lion Road.

Typical response time

Bustleton is a direct run out Roosevelt Boulevard from our shop. During business hours, most Bustleton addresses see a truck without much of a wait. After-hours and weekend response depends on where the closest crew happens to be.

About Bustleton and how we serve it

Bustleton is one of the larger neighborhoods we reach from our Cottman Avenue shop, tucked into the Far Northeast between Pennypack Park and the city line. It’s a straightforward run out the Boulevard, and it’s a part of Philadelphia our trucks cover often.

The housing here looks noticeably different from the older rowhome blocks closer to the river. Much of Bustleton was built out from the 1950s through the 1970s, giving the neighborhood a suburban feel that stands apart from typical Philadelphia rowhome streets, with two-story duplexes making up a large share of the housing rather than the attached rows found elsewhere in the city. Newer construction filling in toward Red Lion Road and Somerton adds another, more recent layer on top of that mid-century base.

What makes Bustleton’s plumbing work different from the older rowhome neighborhoods nearby:

  • Duplex-style construction, not rowhomes

    A large share of Bustleton’s housing sits as two-story duplexes on individual lots, which changes how supply and drain lines run compared to a shared-wall rowhome.

  • A wide build-out window

    Homes here span from mid-century construction through much newer development, so original plumbing materials and condition vary block by block in a way older, single-era neighborhoods don’t.

  • Diverse household needs

    Bustleton’s population includes a large number of immigrant families and multigenerational households, and larger household sizes can mean heavier daily demand on water heaters and drain systems than the original build was sized for.

  • Proximity to Pennypack Park

    The park forms Bustleton’s southern edge, and properties along that border deal with tree root intrusion into sewer laterals more often than blocks further from the tree line.

We send techs into Bustleton regularly. Trucks carry what this mix of housing calls for: standard residential parts for the neighborhood’s mid-century duplex stock, updated fittings for newer construction, and root-cutting equipment for laterals running near the park’s tree line.

Plumbing problems common in Bustleton homes

The mid-century duplex construction that defines much of Bustleton creates a different set of recurring issues than older Philadelphia rowhome neighborhoods.

Local permits and utilities for Bustleton

Bustleton sits entirely within the City of Philadelphia, so plumbing permits run through a single city office rather than a township system.

Permits go through the City of Philadelphia. Work that requires a permit is filed with the Department of Licenses and Inspections, and we handle both the filing and the inspection scheduling.

Sewer and water line responsibility falls to the homeowner. The section of pipe running from your house to the public main, on both the sewer and water side, is the property owner’s to maintain, and repairing that line is common work for us in Bustleton.

Water service is public across the neighborhood. The connection from the street to the home is the part most likely to show wear as it ages, typically through pressure loss.

Financing. For sewer line replacement, furnace and heating system installs, and water heater upgrades, we offer instant approval financing through GoodLeap.

Credentials and licensing

Bustleton homes often need work on gas lines, water heaters, sewer laterals, and heating systems, and that work should only be done by a properly licensed and insured plumber. We hold a current City of Philadelphia Master Plumber license and pull the required city permits for work in Bustleton and the surrounding Far Northeast.

BBB Accredited

Listed as accredited on the Better Business Bureau.

Fully Insured

Liability and workers’ compensation coverage carried and on file.

Family-Owned Since 1990

In business at 900 Cottman Avenue since 1990.

Frequently asked questions about plumbing in Bustleton

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A direct run out Roosevelt Boulevard, serving Far Northeast Philadelphia since 1990.

We’re not a franchise routing calls through an out-of-area center, and we’re not a satellite operation. Our shop is at 900 Cottman Avenue, a straightforward drive to Bustleton, and we’ve been sending crews into this part of the Far Northeast for decades. Call 215-342-7200 to schedule a plumber in Bustleton.

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