Church & Synagogue Plumbing Restoration
Sacred buildings.Honest plumbing.Every phase, disclosed.
We keep century-old baptistries flowing, boiler rooms humming beneath stone naves, and rectory kitchens draining clean — on hands and knees, across tile older than anyone in the congregation.
How We Work
Six phases.
Nothing hidden.
Click any card to see exactly what happens during that phase — the work, the timeline, and a real job photo. By the time you reach the bottom, you'll know us.
Initial Walkthrough
We learn the building before we touch it.
Assessment of all mechanical spaces, fixture conditions, and known failure points.
Our lead technician walks every mechanical space — boiler room, sacristy utility sink, baptistry, kitchen, and crawlspace — with a camera and a notebook. We photograph every visible pipe run, note the original installation era, flag active leaks, and map drain lines that aren't on any drawing. You receive a written summary within 48 hours.
Scope & Permit
Historical preservation boards have opinions. So do we.
Permit coordination with municipal and diocesan historical review bodies.
Historic buildings often require permits from multiple authorities — the city, the diocese, and sometimes a state preservation office. We've filed with all three simultaneously and know which board needs what language. We handle the paperwork. You sign once. Work doesn't begin until every approval is in hand.
Controlled Demolition
Nothing comes out that doesn't need to come out.
Removal of corroded lines with zero damage to tile, stone, or ornamental plaster.
We cut access panels, not holes. Every tile we remove is numbered, photographed, and stored for reinstallation. We use oscillating tools against stone and hand tools near original plaster. Corroded cast iron gets cut in short sections to avoid vibration damage to surrounding masonry. The floor is cleaner when we leave than when we arrived.
New Installation
Copper where it matters. PEX where it's hidden.
New pipe runs, fixture rough-ins, and drain line replacement to current code.
We run copper in any space that will ever be seen — sacristies, baptistry chambers, mechanical rooms with exposed ceilings. PEX goes in walls and beneath slabs where it will never be visible. All new lines are labeled and photographed before closing. We install cleanouts every 50 feet on drain lines. Mikvot receive dedicated filtered supply lines with separate shutoffs.
Pressure Testing
Nothing leaks into a 200-year-old wall on our watch.
Hydrostatic and air pressure tests on every new line before walls close.
Every supply line is pressure-tested to 150 PSI and held for 15 minutes before any wall closes. Drain lines are filled to the top of the stack and watched for 30 minutes. We test hot, cold, and recirculation loops independently. Results are documented and provided to the facilities manager along with photos of every closed access panel.
Blessing-Day Ready
The congregation won't know we were here. That's the point.
Final walkthrough, documentation package, and five-year service guarantee.
We do a final walkthrough with the facilities manager before we close the job. Every access panel is sealed and painted to match. Tile is relaid and grouted. The mechanical room is swept. You receive a full documentation package: as-built drawings, pressure test records, permit closeout, fixture warranty cards, and a recommended maintenance schedule. Our five-year labor guarantee is in writing.
Every job includes all six phases. We don't skip steps in buildings that can't afford mistakes.
Why Vestry
We've been in buildings most contractors won't quote.
When the baptistry hasn't drained properly since 1987 and the last plumber said it was "too complicated," that's when facilities managers call us.
Religious buildings served
Across 12 dioceses and 4 denominations
Years combined experience
In historic preservation plumbing
Permit closeout rate
No job left open with authorities
Labor guarantee
In writing, every job
Permitted and reviewed by
From the Field
What facilities managers say.
"We had three plumbers walk the sacristy and give us numbers. Vestry was the only one who came back with a written scope that matched what we'd actually described. They knew what a piscina was. That mattered."
Margaret Hollenbeck
Facilities Director
Archdiocese of Chicago — 34 parishes
"The mikvah hadn't passed inspection in two cycles. Vestry came in, identified a cross-connection the previous contractor had missed, and had us inspection-ready in eleven days. They understood what was at stake beyond the plumbing."
Rabbi David Kaufman
Executive Director
North Shore Jewish Community Center, Evanston IL
Ready to Start
Schedule a walkthrough.
We'll do the rest.
No commitment. No quote pressure. A technician who knows historic buildings walks your mechanical spaces and tells you exactly what he sees. You decide what to do with that.