Plumbing Services in Walkertown, NC

About Walkertown

Walkertown is a town in northeastern Forsyth County with 5,695 residents in the 2020 census, set in the rural country between Winston-Salem, Kernersville and the Stokes County line. It has a small town center, neighborhoods of brick ranches and split-levels, newer subdivisions, and farms and wooded lots around the edges.

Water, sewer and septic

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities serves parts of Walkertown with water and sewer (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities), but many properties, especially on larger lots outside the town center, use septic systems, and some still have private wells. That shapes common problems:

• On septic, wipes, grease and disposal waste are especially hard on the system, and slow drains everywhere often mean the tank or field.
• On a well, low or cycling pressure usually starts with the pressure tank or switch.
• On city service, sewer backups start with a call to City Link at 311.

The plumbing problems we hear about in Walkertown

Mid-century ranches

Ranches from the 1950s to the 1970s commonly have copper supply lines with decades of wear, cast-iron drains under the house and water heaters in utility rooms or crawlspaces. Pinhole leaks and cracked drains in the crawlspace are common. See leak repair.

Polybutylene in 1980s and 1990s homes

Homes from the polybutylene era should be checked for gray supply pipe. See repiping.

Frozen pipes

Open, rural surroundings mean wind exposure in cold snaps. Crawlspace vents, hose bibs and lines to detached garages are the usual freeze points. See frozen pipes.

Water heaters

Replacing an older water heater is a good time to add a drain pan, a proper discharge line and an expansion tank if needed. A permit and inspection are generally required. See water heaters.

Drains and laterals

Roots from wooded lots and aging clay or cast-iron laterals cause repeat main-line clogs. See drain cleaning.

Tell us whether you are on city sewer or septic and what is going on, and we'll call you back.

Plumbing services in Walkertown

• Drain Cleaning
• Water Heater Repair & Replacement
• Leak Detection & Repair
• Sewer Line Repair
• Emergency Plumber
• Frozen & Burst Pipes
• Toilet & Faucet Repair
• Repiping
• Garbage Disposals

Sources for Walkertown facts: Walkertown, North Carolina; Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Utilities.