Business and Property Managers have been working with our plumbers in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, and the surrounding areas since 1979. We know you have a busy schedule, so our plumbers work with a sense of urgency and efficiency to make your job easier. You shouldn’t be worried about your clients and their plumbing problems, that is our job.
Our plumbers specialize in diagnosing and repairing plumbing systems for all types of apartment buildings, multi-story buildings, condominium associations, and single-family residences. Common plumbing services we provide for property managers include sewer and drain cleaning, water heater installation, leak diagnostics, toilet installation and repair, backflow prevention device installation and repair, and many other services.
We specialize in working with Community Association Managers, board/committee members, HOAs, Realtors, and business managers. Our plumbers make service calls for all of these customers on a daily basis and most are regular customers. When you call us, you speak to a real person right here in Fort Myers, not an answering service, and we know all of our regular customers by name.
One licensed plumber for the whole portfolio
A manager with forty doors across Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres does not want forty different plumbers, and does not want to explain the property every time. Working with one licensed contractor means the same people learn your buildings: where the shutoffs are, which units have the original cast iron, which water heaters are on their last legs, and which tenants need a call before anyone knocks. We hold Florida plumbing contractor license RF0036901, carry the insurance your owners and boards expect, and can provide the certificate on request.
Every job is written up the same way. The invoice says what was found, what was done, what parts went in, and what should be watched, in plain language a board member or an out-of-state owner can read without calling you for a translation. When a job needs an estimate first, it is itemized so you can forward it as-is.
Turnovers and vacant units
The window between one tenant leaving and the next one arriving is when plumbing gets fixed with the least disruption, because the unit is empty and nothing has to be scheduled around a family. A turnover visit runs every faucet and toilet, checks the supply lines and angle stops under each sink, looks at the water heater and its pan, tests the disposal, and pulls the aerators that a departing tenant let scale up. Anything that failed gets fixed in the same visit when parts are on the truck, and anything bigger gets written up before the new lease starts.
Vacant units are their own risk. A supply line that lets go in an empty condo on a Friday can run for days, through the floor and into the unit below. For seasonal and vacant units we recommend a written water shutoff policy: the main valve closed and tagged, the water heater off or on vacation setting, and a note in the file saying who turned it off and when. We can close and tag the valves on a schedule and open them before a tenant or owner returns.
Emergencies, and a plan before you need one
A plumber answers 24/7. When a tenant calls you at two in the morning about water coming through the ceiling, you need to know who to call and what they will do when they get there. We ask managers to keep a short emergency plan on file with us: which properties, where the mains and riser valves are, who on your side can authorize work after hours, and whether the building has a maintenance person who can shut a valve before we arrive.
The most common after-hours calls from managed properties are burst supply lines, sewer backups in ground-floor units, water heaters that have let go in a closet, and toilets that will not stop running into the unit below. Each of those gets worse by the hour, and each is easier when the shutoff locations are already known.
Backflow calendars and water heater age
Backflow prevention assemblies on commercial and multi-family properties are tested on a schedule set by the utility, and the letter usually goes to the association or the manager. Missing the date can mean a shutoff notice. For the properties you manage we keep a backflow calendar: the device locations, serial numbers, last test date and the next one due, and we schedule the tests and file the reports with the utility so the letter never becomes a problem.
Water heaters are the other clock in a multi-unit building. Many condo associations now set a maximum heater age in their rules because a failed tank on an upper floor damages several units at once. We track the age of every heater we install or service in your portfolio and give you a list each year of the units that are approaching the limit, so replacements can be planned on the owner's schedule instead of the tank's.
- Backflow device inventory, test dates and utility reports for every property.
- Water heater age list by unit, updated as heaters are installed or serviced.
- Riser, stack and main valve locations recorded per building.
- A single point of contact who already knows the property.
Condos, HOAs and multi-story buildings
Condo plumbing has a line down the middle of it: the association owns the risers, the stacks and the common mains, and the unit owner owns what branches off to their fixtures. Where that line falls depends on the documents, and a plumber who works in Fort Myers condos knows to ask before cutting. We work with boards, CAMs and unit owners on the same building without getting the two sides confused.
For associations planning ahead, we can walk the building with your engineer or reserve study consultant and point out what is due: original cast iron stacks in buildings from the 1960s and 70s, galvanized risers, aging backflow assemblies, and the shared water heaters in older mid-rises. High-rise work needs coordination with the building for water shutdowns and elevator use, and we plan those with the manager so residents get notice.
You can contact us to discuss our Property Manager & HOA services by calling (239) 851-0207, by email at [email protected], or via our contact form.
Guides for managers and boards
- Rental turnover plumbing checklist for Southwest Florida landlords and property managers
- An emergency plumbing plan for a rental portfolio
- Vacant units and water damage: the shutoff policy every manager needs
- Backflow testing schedules for condos and HOAs
- Plumbing items for a condo reserve study
Common questions from property managers
Can you set up an account for a management company with several properties?
Yes. We keep one account for the company with each property listed under it, along with valve locations, backflow devices and water heater ages, so the invoice for any job goes to the right property and the right owner.
Will the tenant deal with you directly?
Only as far as you want. We can schedule with the tenant and report back to you, or work entirely through your office. Either way the write-up and the invoice go to the manager, not the tenant.
Do you provide proof of license and insurance for our board?
Yes. Our Florida plumbing contractor license and certificate of insurance are available on request, and we can name the association as a certificate holder.
Do you handle the backflow test reports with the utility?
Yes. We test the assemblies, file the results with the utility, and keep the next due date on your calendar with ours.