Alliance Construction Plumbing for Rentals, Duplexes and Rural Homes

Building and Expanding Rental Property

Investors in Alliance tend to ask different questions than homeowners. They want plumbing that holds up to turnover, is easy to service between tenants and keeps one unit's problem from becoming everyone's problem. When we plumb a new duplex, a small multi-unit building or an addition that turns a house into two units, we design around those goals.

Features worth building in from the start:

• Separate shutoffs for each unit and each fixture group, so a leak in one bathroom does not mean shutting off the whole building
• Individual water heaters per unit when the owner wants tenants paying their own energy
• Accessible cleanouts at the base of stacks and on long runs, for easier drain service
• Durable fixtures with commonly available repair parts
• Laundry hookups with drain pans and shutoff valves where machines sit over finished space

Rural Lots Around Alliance

Homes built outside the city lines, toward Beloit, Damascus or North Georgetown, often rely on a private well and a septic system instead of city water and sewer. That shifts some of the planning. The well pump, pressure tank and any treatment equipment need a home in the mechanical room, and the water line from the well must be buried below frost depth. The building drain has to leave the house at a depth and location that works with the septic designer's plan.

We coordinate with the well driller and septic installer so the pipes meet where they should. For well equipment and service after move-in, see our Alliance well service page.

Connecting to City Service in Town

On in-town lots, the new building ties into the public water and sewer. When an older home is torn down and replaced, the existing service line and sewer lateral may be decades old and not sized for a duplex. We check both before construction starts. If the water service needs to be replaced or upsized, our water main and service line crew handles that run from the curb to the house.

How Bidding Works for Investor Projects

Rental owners usually need a plumbing number before they close on a lot or commit to a plan. Send us the drawings, even preliminary ones, and the number of units and bathrooms. We will give you a written estimate and point out choices that affect cost, such as stacking bathrooms or moving the mechanical room. Owners collecting several bids for repairs on existing rentals can use our competitive bid service.

Once you approve the specifications, we follow the countywide process laid out on our construction plumbing overview: underground, rough-in with testing, inspections, then trim and a final quality check.