Highlands Ranch plumbing: the largest unincorporated community in Douglas County
Highlands Ranch is one of the largest master-planned unincorporated communities in the United States, with a population exceeding 100,000 residents in a development that began in the late 1970s and has added neighborhoods continuously through the 2020s. That range of construction eras means the community's housing stock is more heterogeneous than it might appear from the curb: the copper supply lines in a 1980s Highlands Ranch townhome near Lucent Boulevard are 40 years old; the PEX plumbing in a 2018 build in Eastridge is brand new.
Highlands Ranch is served by Centennial Water and Sanitation District, which treats water delivered through the Colorado River via Aurora Water partnership and through Denver Basin groundwater wells. Centennial's water typically runs in the moderate-hard range, and the effects on water heaters and fixtures are similar to what Castle Rock homeowners experience. Centennial Water also requires annual backflow preventer testing for properties with irrigation systems.
Because Highlands Ranch is unincorporated, all plumbing permits are issued through Douglas County Building and Inspection. There is no separate Highlands Ranch building department. Castle Rock Plumbing Pros pulls Douglas County permits for all permitted plumbing work in Highlands Ranch and coordinates the county inspection process.
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Common plumbing calls from Highlands Ranch
Sump pump service in Highlands Ranch is one of the most consistent call categories Castle Rock Plumbing Pros handles. The community was designed with basements in virtually every home, and spring snowmelt from the Front Range tests those systems every March through May. Water heater replacement is the other dominant category: the 1980s and 1990s installations in older Highlands Ranch sections are at or past the end of their service life, and the moderately hard water from Centennial Water has accelerated internal sediment accumulation in many of those units. Repiping calls for galvanized supply lines in the oldest Highlands Ranch sections near Lucent Boulevard are becoming more frequent as that housing stock ages through its fourth decade.
About Castle Rock Plumbing Pros in Highlands Ranch
Castle Rock Plumbing Pros is a licensed and insured Douglas County plumbing contractor. Highlands Ranch falls under Douglas County Building and Inspection for all permitted work; we pull county permits and coordinate inspections as part of any job that requires them. Centennial Water and Sanitation District cross-connection control requirements apply to all properties with irrigation systems; we provide certified backflow testing and report filing to Centennial Water. Emergency response is available 24/7 and covers all of Highlands Ranch. Call (303) 552-3896 or schedule online.