Plumbing service in Oklahoma
Call NowOklahoma plumbing deals with expansive clay soils, slab foundations, ice storms, tornado-season outages and hot summers, from Oklahoma City to Tulsa.
Oklahoma weather and your plumbing
Oklahoma has hot summers, cold snaps and ice storms in winter, and severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in spring. Drought and heavy rain alternate, causing clay soils to shrink and swell.
Season by season in Oklahoma
- Ice storms
- Ice and arctic cold knock out power and freeze pipes in homes built mainly for heat.
- Drought
- Dry spells shrink clay soils, moving slabs and stressing pipes underneath.
Problems the Oklahoma climate causes
Slab leaks
Cause: Shrink-swell clay soils.
Result: Soil movement cracks pipes under slabs.
Do: Watch for warm floor spots and rising water bills, and ask for leak detection.
Burst pipes in ice storms
Cause: Ice and arctic cold with outages.
Result: Unheated homes freeze.
Do: Shut off and drain the system if heat will be off overnight.
Housing in Oklahoma
Most Oklahoma homes are on slabs, with older Oklahoma City and Tulsa neighborhoods built on pier-and-beam or crawl spaces. Older homes often have cast-iron drains and galvanized supply lines.
Where calls are covered in Oklahoma
- Covered ZIP codes
- 343
- Cities and towns with coverage
- 251
Most covered ZIP codes
- Oklahoma City · 43 ZIPs
- Tulsa · 29 ZIPs
- Norman · 6 ZIPs
- Edmond · 5 ZIPs
- Stillwater · 4 ZIPs
- Broken Arrow · 3 ZIPs
- Lawton · 2 ZIPs
- Enid · 2 ZIPs
Check whether your exact Oklahoma ZIP code is covered (coverage changes over time)
Oklahoma questions
Why do slab leaks happen so often in Oklahoma?
Clay soils swell when wet and shrink in drought, and the movement stresses pipes running under the slab.
Who licenses plumbers in Oklahoma?
The Construction Industries Board licenses plumbing contractors and journeyman plumbers statewide.
How do I check a plumber's license in Oklahoma?
The Oklahoma Construction Industries Board licenses plumbing contractors and journeyman plumbers under the Plumbing License Law of 1955. Contractors carry a surety bond and liability insurance, and cities such as Oklahoma City also require the state license to be registered locally.