Kitchen Plumbing Services in Southern California

Kitchen plumbing encompasses more than just the sink. A modern kitchen remodel may involve relocating the sink to a new island position (which requires moving both drain and supply), adding a pot filler at the range (a dedicated water line run through the wall to a wall-mount faucet above the stove), connecting a new dishwasher (supply, drain to disposal, and sometimes an air gap per California code), and installing or upgrading a garbage disposal. Each of these items has specific code requirements in California and specific sequencing requirements in a remodel — rough-in must be done and inspected before cabinetry is installed and before the countertop goes in.

Sink relocation is one of the most requested kitchen remodel plumbing tasks. Moving a sink from a perimeter wall to a kitchen island dramatically changes the drain routing — island drains require a different venting approach (an air admittance valve or an island loop vent per California code) and the drain must slope correctly across a longer run beneath the floor. We do this work correctly so the drain flows freely and doesn't create the gurgling or slow-drain problems that come from improperly installed island plumbing.

For kitchen remodels in older Southern California homes, we also handle the supply line upgrades that make sense while the kitchen is already open. Galvanized supply lines behind original kitchen cabinets in pre-1985 homes often show significant internal corrosion. Replacing them with PEX during a kitchen remodel adds minimal cost versus doing it as a standalone project after everything is put back together.