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Houston · Harris County · Texas

Plumbers in Houston, TX

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What to watch for here: Houston plumbing minimum permit fee is $97.56 on the schedule dated 01/01/2026.

Residents
2,300,419
Homes pre-1980
48.3%
Median home value
$253,400

Census figures: ACS 2023 five-year estimates (B01003, B25034, B25077).

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Plumbing in Houston

Houston's fee schedule, with amounts dated 01/01/2026, puts the plumbing minimum permit fee at $97.56. Fixtures carry a base charge of $34.24 for 1 to 3 units, plus $11.41 for each fixture over 3 on the same permit, and a gas permit covering up to 4 openings has a $45.53 base charge. You buy plumbing and irrigation permits at the Houston Permitting Center, 1002 Washington Avenue, and its plumbing inspection section does the ground, rough, sewer, gas test and final inspections.

A master plumber registers with the City by showing a Texas Master Plumber's license and proof of insurance. If you'd rather do the job yourself, the City sells a homeowner's permit, and with it you're the one who schedules each inspection. Hardness in Houston Water's 2024 water quality report averages 110 ppm as CaCO3, inside a range of 43.4 to 137 ppm. That report also says the City is inventorying service lines in each of its six distribution systems, and it offers free lead and copper tap testing to qualified homes.

EPA's records tie City Of Houston (PWSID TX1010013) to the city through the operator's mailing address, not a mapped service area, and count 2,970,543 people on the whole system. Houston's median year built is 1982 (ACS, 2020 to 2024). Inspection requests go to the plumbing inspection section at 832.394.8870.

What plumbing costs near Houston

No plumber has sent us a quote from Houston, so this page carries no city price. The Texas page lists the estimates next to what plumbers are paid ($29.22 an hour in the BLS wage data, which is pay, not price), and the permit fee is set by your city. How we estimate costs.

Permits for plumbing work in Houston

Work that replaces or alters piping, a water heater swap or a sewer repair for example, generally needs a permit.

Plumbing jobs in Houston

Sources for Houston

  1. City of Houston Fee Schedule (Finance Dept) Read Oct 23, 2026.
  2. Houston Permitting Center: Plumbing Inspections Read Oct 23, 2026.
  3. Houston Permitting Center: Permits Read Oct 23, 2026.
  4. 2024 Water Quality Report, Houston Public Works Read Oct 23, 2026.
  5. EPA SDWIS water system inventory (Envirofacts WATER_SYSTEM, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA) Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
  6. ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
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