Guaranteed Plumbing & Heating

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Our shop sits at 900 Cottman Avenue, a straight run down Central Avenue or Fox Chase Road, just minutes from the neighborhood.

Need a plumber in Fox Chase right now? Call 215-342-7200 and someone picks up, no automated menu, no waiting on hold. Estimates cost nothing, you’ll know the price before we touch anything, and the crew rolls out from our shop a few minutes down the road.

Most Fox Chase calls get a same-day appointment for routine work, and active emergencies, a burst pipe, a flooded basement, a furnace out overnight, get dispatched around the clock.

A sewer backup, a dead water heater, a sump pump that gave out mid-storm, a drain that won’t budge, a gas line that needs a look, whatever it is, one number and one crew handle all of it.

Business name

Guaranteed Plumbing & Heating

Phone

215-342-7200

Address

900 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111

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

Hours

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

After-hours: Calls go to a live answering service, and how fast a crew gets moving depends on who’s closest at that moment.

Fox Chase areas we cover

Fox Chase sits in Northeast Philadelphia along the Montgomery County line, and we cover the whole neighborhood along with the surrounding communities including Rockledge, Burholme, Lawncrest, Bustleton, and the Fox Chase Farm area near Pine Road.

Typical response time

Fox Chase is a close, direct drive from our shop, often 10 to 15 minutes depending on traffic. A crew is frequently nearby already.

About Fox Chase and how we serve it

Fox Chase sits in the far northeast corner of Philadelphia, bordering Montgomery County, and it has a longer history than most Northeast Philly neighborhoods. Fox Chase Farm on Pine Road dates back to William Penn’s original land grants, and the neighborhood grew up around the Fox Chase Line train station that still runs today, giving the area a settled, established feel rather than a postwar tract-housing pattern.

The housing stock reflects that longer timeline. Fox Chase mixes Victorian-era homes, early 20th-century twins, Tudor-style single-family houses, and mid-century split-levels, often block by block rather than in uniform waves. Some sections carry a real concentration of Philadelphia rowhomes, especially toward Fox Chase East, while other streets are almost entirely detached homes on wider suburban-style lots.

What shapes the plumbing work in Fox Chase:

  • A wide range of home ages

    Fox Chase has housing from before 1940 sitting next to homes built in the 1950s and 1960s, which means original cast iron, clay, and early copper systems are still common alongside later-era supply lines.

  • Rowhomes and twins with shared plumbing runs

    The rowhome and twin sections of Fox Chase, particularly Fox Chase East, often have supply and drain lines routed close to a shared wall, so a leak or backup can affect a neighboring unit’s system too.

  • Detached homes with basements and mature lots

    The single-family side of Fox Chase tends to have full basements and established landscaping, which brings sump pump reliance and root intrusion into older sewer laterals.

  • Border-area utility overlap

    Because Fox Chase sits right against Montgomery County, some addresses near the edge of the neighborhood interact with utility providers or service boundaries that differ slightly from the rest of Philadelphia, and we confirm that during scheduling.

Plumbing problems common in Fox Chase homes

Fox Chase mixes early 20th-century rowhomes and twins with detached mid-century houses, and the recurring problems reflect that range.

Local permits and utilities for Fox Chase

Fox Chase falls entirely within the City of Philadelphia, so the permitting and utility picture follows the city’s standard system rather than a township process.

Permits go through the City of Philadelphia. Plumbing permits for Fox Chase addresses are issued by the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections, and we pull the correct permit and schedule the required inspection as part of the job.

Sewer and water line responsibility falls to the homeowner. The lateral connecting your house to the public sewer, and the service line bringing water in from the street, are both on the property owner to maintain. It’s one of the most frequent reasons people call us in the first place.

Water and sewer service comes from the Philadelphia Water Department. Nearly every Fox Chase address is served by PWD for both water supply and sewer, which keeps the utility picture more consistent here than in areas that straddle a county or township line.

Financing. For sewer and water line replacements, pump installs, furnace or boiler replacements, and water heater conversions, we offer instant approval financing through GoodLeap.

Credentials and licensing

Plumbing work on sewer laterals, gas lines, water service connections, and heating systems in Fox Chase requires a plumber who is properly licensed and insured to work in the City of Philadelphia. We hold a current City of Philadelphia Master Plumber license and pull the required permits for work throughout Fox Chase and the rest of Northeast Philadelphia.

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, serving Fox Chase as part of our regular Northeast Philadelphia route.

Frequently asked questions about plumbing in Fox Chase

Schedule a plumber in Fox Chase

Family-owned shop, experienced crews, serving Northeast Philadelphia since 1990.

We are a Northeast Philadelphia shop that has been dispatching into Fox Chase and the surrounding neighborhoods for over 30 years. Fox Chase is on our regular route, and the crews know these streets well. Call 215-342-7200 to schedule a plumber in Fox Chase. The shop is at 900 Cottman Avenue, a short drive from our door to yours.

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