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Our Work

Actual jobs, not stock photos

Every photo on this page is work our crew did in East Texas. No downloaded images of somebody else’s pipe. If you want to know what our work looks like before it disappears behind drywall, this is it.

Underground

What goes in the ground before the dirt goes back

Sewer lines, water services, and gas runs. Most of what decides whether this work holds is buried ten minutes after it is done, so here is what ours looks like before the dirt goes back.

New PVC sewer line laid in an open trench by Odyssey Plumbing Co in East Texas

Sewer Line Replacement

Old line dug out and a new run laid to grade. The fall on a sewer line is measured in fractions of an inch per foot, and this is the only moment anyone can check it.

Mini excavator digging a sewer line trench at an East Texas home

Sewer Excavation

Machine work where it saves the customer money, hand digging where the machine would take out something it should not.

Tree roots wrapped around a failed sewer line in East Texas

Root Intrusion

What we found when we opened the ground. Roots follow the water, and a small leak in an old joint is an invitation.

Water main connection being set in an open trench by Odyssey Plumbing Co

Water Main Work

New service line tied in at the main. Gate valve set so the next repair does not require shutting down the street.

Septic tank uncovered and connected during excavation work in East Texas

Septic Connection

Tank lid exposed and the line tied in. Not glamorous, exactly the kind of job where corners get cut when nobody is looking.

New gas meter and riser set at an East Texas property

Gas Meter Set

Meter and riser set, tested, and tied in. Gas work is licensed for a reason and we treat it that way.

Trenching a new water line to a log home in East Texas

Yard Line Install

A few hundred feet of new line trenched to the house. The lawn healed over in a month; the line is good for decades.

Utility line trench cut across a driveway approach in East Texas

Line Under Concrete

Getting a line past concrete without wrecking the whole approach. Cut narrow, bore where possible, patch clean.

Equipment

Heaters, filtration, and the mechanical room

Water heaters, filtration, and the mechanical side. This is where sizing and venting decisions show up as either a decade of quiet service or a callback every winter.

Wall-mounted tankless water heater installed by Odyssey Plumbing Co in East Texas

Tankless Install

Wall-hung tankless unit with gas, water, and venting run clean. Endless hot water and a utility closet you get back.

Water heater and whole-house filtration installed in a utility building in East Texas

Heater Plus Filtration

Tank heater and whole-house filter set together in an outbuilding, plumbed so either can be serviced without touching the other.

Whole-house water filtration tanks installed by Odyssey Plumbing Co in East Texas

Whole-House Filtration

Filtration and treatment tanks manifolded with bypass valves. East Texas well water varies house to house; the system has to match the water report, not a brochure.

Pump house manifold and control wiring rebuilt in East Texas

Pump House Rebuild

Manifold, controls, and isolation valves rebuilt in a well pump house. Labeled so the owner can actually operate it.

Backflow preventer assembly installed on a copper line in East Texas

Backflow Prevention

Backflow assembly set and tested. This is the Water Protection Specialist certification earning its keep: what is in the irrigation line stays out of the drinking water.

New water heater flue and roof vent installed on an East Texas home

Venting Done Right

Flue terminated above the roof line with proper clearances. Bad venting is invisible from inside the house right up until it is not.

Indoors

Behind the walls and on the counters

Bath, kitchen, and the pipe behind the walls. The finish work everyone sees, and the rough-in that decides whether it still works in fifteen years.

Brass bridge faucet and double basin sink installed on a stone counter in East Texas

Kitchen Faucet Set

Bridge faucet mounted and plumbed on a stone top. Drilling stone is a one-shot operation; measure accordingly.

Double vanity with brass fixtures installed during a bathroom remodel in East Texas

Vanity Rough and Set

Twin farmhouse basins set with wall-mount brass. All eight connections behind that cabinet are ours too.

New shower valve body roughed in with PEX supply lines in East Texas

Shower Valve Rough-In

New valve body set at depth on PEX. Set plumb and at the right depth or the trim never sits right, simple as that.

Finished brushed nickel shower trim installed by Odyssey Plumbing Co

The Finished Wall

Same job, wall closed. What the customer sees is the trim; what they paid for is the valve behind it being right.

Corroded galvanized drain pipe exposed inside a wall in an East Texas home

Why Homes Repipe

Sixty-year-old galvanized opened up mid-failure. When the inside of the pipe looks like this, spot repairs are a subscription service.

New PVC drain lines installed in a wall during a repipe in East Texas

The Repipe After

Same wall, new drains. Correct fall, proper support, and a system the next plumber will not curse us for.

Cracked cast iron drain pipe removed from an East Texas home

Cast Iron Retired

A section of the cast iron we pulled out, split along its length. It did seventy years of service; it was done.

Slab opened for under-slab leak repair in an East Texas bathroom

Slab Leak Repair

Concrete opened surgically over the leak, not exploratory demolition. The patch went back flush when the line tested tight.

Commercial

Site work and buildings that cannot wait

New construction, site work, and buildings where downtime costs real money.

Under-slab plumbing rough-in with excavator at a new construction site in East Texas

New Construction Rough-In

Under-slab drains stubbed up and staked ahead of the pour. This layout has to be right the first time; concrete does not offer second chances.

Commercial building pad prepared for plumbing rough-in in East Texas

Commercial Site Work

Pad plumbing on a commercial build, coordinated with the other trades so nobody is trenching through anybody else’s work.

Commercial water meter vault with valves serviced by Odyssey Plumbing Co

Meter Vault Service

Commercial vault valves and meter connections serviced in place. Cramped, wet, and exactly where a leak wastes the most water.

Stainless utility wash station installed in a barn in East Texas

Barn Wash Station

Stainless wash station set and plumbed in a working barn, supply lines run through unconditioned space and protected from freezing.

What You Are Looking At

Why the boring photos matter

Most plumbing photos on contractor websites are stock images of a smiling person holding a wrench. Ours are close-ups of joints, valve bodies, and stub-outs, because that is where you can actually tell whether somebody did the job right.

Clean solder joints. Valves set plumb and at the correct depth. Lines run with proper support instead of strapped wherever was convenient. Work areas cleaned up. These are the details that decide whether a repair holds for fifteen years or fails the week after the warranty runs out.

If you are comparing plumbers, ask each one to show you a photo of a joint they made. The ones who hesitate are telling you something. Ready to get started? Send us a note or look through everything we handle.

Prefer to talk it through?

Call and talk to Stephen directly. He is a Master Plumber, not a call center, so you get a straight answer from the person who will do the work.

Call (903) 570-3051

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Tell us what is going on and we will chart the job before we ever show up, so you know roughly what to expect.

Odyssey Plumbing Co is regulated by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE), 7915 Cameron Rd., Austin, TX 78754, (512) 936-5200, tsbpe.texas.gov. Stephen Crutchfield, Responsible Master Plumber License M-45845.