Plumbing in McAllen
Dated October 1, 2016, McAllen's permit fee schedule is still the one posted on the permits page, so confirm today's amounts with the department. The plumbing base fee on it is $39.60. Fixtures, floor drains and traps are $4.80 each, a water heater is $24.00 each, installing, altering or repairing water piping or water treatment equipment is $8.40, and each sewer replaced or repaired is $15.60. Building Permits and Inspection is at 311 N. 15th Street, on the city line at 956-681-1300 or by email at devservices@mcallen.net.
Applications are filed at onlinepermits.mcallen.net, and the permits page offers the fee schedule, a Guide To Requesting Inspections and the residential submittal checklist as downloads. Plumbing contractors appear on the Building Violations page among the trades that need a state license contractor, and those contractors pull their own permits. There's no plumbing code edition or water hardness figure on McAllen's pages. Mcallen Public Utility (PWSID TX1080006) is EPA's match for the city, made by operator address and not by a service map, serving 145,050 people on surface water.
ACS estimates for 2020 to 2024 set McAllen's median year built at 1995. Work done without the required permits or licenses can be reported to 956-681-1300.
What plumbing costs near McAllen
No plumber has sent us a quote from McAllen, 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 McAllen
Work that replaces or alters piping, a water heater swap or a sewer repair for example, generally needs a permit.
Plumbing jobs in McAllen
Sources for McAllen
- City of McAllen Permit fee schedule (effective Oct 1, 2016) Read Oct 23, 2026.
- City of McAllen: Permits Read Oct 23, 2026.
- City of McAllen: Building Violations Read Oct 23, 2026.
- EPA SDWIS water system inventory (Envirofacts WATER_SYSTEM, GEOGRAPHIC_AREA) Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built Check this with the source itself before you rely on it.