Plumber in Purdy, WA
Purdy is the junction where everything heading out to the Key Peninsula passes through, which means we are here regularly whether or not the job is in Purdy. It is one of the easier addresses on our map to fit a call into. Alex Cady carries Washington residential plumbing certification and covers this end of Pierce County.
- Third generation in the trades
- Kitsap local. No ferry, no Narrows.
- Done right, Labor backed by a full year
- Third generation in the trades
- Kitsap local. No ferry, no Narrows.
- Done right, Labor backed by a full year
- Third generation in the trades
- Kitsap local. No ferry, no Narrows.
- Done right, Labor backed by a full year
- Third generation in the trades
- Kitsap local. No ferry, no Narrows.
- Done right, Labor backed by a full year
Plumbing in |Purdy|
Purdy sits at the top of Henderson Bay where the spit and the bridge close off Burley Lagoon. The crossroads is the centre of it, with the highway running south toward Gig Harbor and the road west crossing over to the Key Peninsula.
Because that junction is on the route to so much of our Pierce County work, Purdy is somewhere we pass through rather than somewhere we set out for. That tends to help when you need a visit.
What We Handle in |Purdy|
Onsite systems dominate once you leave the crossroads, which puts drain cleaning and sewer line repair at the top of the list for most of the properties out here.
Alongside them: replacements handled under traditional water heaters, and unexplained water found through leak detection.
The remainder covers whole-house renewal with repiping and pipe repair, treatment for private supply via water filtration, and bathroom remodel plumbing on layout changes. Where a situation refuses to wait, that is emergency plumbing.
What Purdy |Properties Deal With|
Nothing here was built all at once, and that matters more than it sounds. A crossroads community fills in gradually, so a house from the fifties can sit beside one from the nineties and another finished last decade. There is no shared build year, no common material, and nothing useful to assume from the street.
The consequence is that every job starts with looking rather than guessing. On a development where the houses match, a plumber can walk in with a fair idea of what is behind the wall. Here that would be a mistake, and the survey is a genuine part of the work rather than a formality.
The ground at the head of the bay is low, and drainfields feel it. A system relies on the soil below it being able to take water away. Where the water table comes up seasonally, that capacity shrinks, and a drainfield that copes perfectly well in August can struggle in February. Slow drains that are worse in winter than summer often trace back to exactly this rather than to anything in the pipe.
Town becomes country very quickly here. A few hundred yards off the crossroads and you are on private supply, onsite systems, and longer runs between things. Worth knowing which side of that you are on, because it changes who is responsible for what.
Areas We Work |Around Purdy|
The Purdy crossroads, the Purdy Spit along the water, Burley Lagoon behind it, the Henderson Bay shoreline, Wauna to the south, and Minter west along the highway.
All of it is on the regular round. Nothing in this area counts as out of the way for us.
Getting |to You|
Our week runs Monday to Friday, 7am until 7pm. Weekends, nothing. Weekday capacity is deliberately not filled to the edges, and because Purdy sits on the route west, fitting a call in here is usually easier than the map would suggest.
You will be given a window, a price you approve before work starts, and twelve months covering the parts and the labour. Sheeting goes down first, and the area is clear when we leave.
What Kitsap Says: "Wish We'd Found You Sooner"
See what homeowners around Kitsap have to say about working with Alex and the A to Z team.
A to Z plumbing is by far the best plumbing company out there. They are so fast to respond to your issues. They are reasonably priced and won’t charge you for things you don’t need. 100% recommend.
August 23, 2023
Alex and Michael have done outstanding work on three different plumbing issues. They respond quickly to scheduling work, show up on time, and work efficiently. They are very knowledgeable about each issue I presented. They quote pricing up front so there are no surprises. They are fair in their pricing. They are friendly and always leave a clean work area. I would highly recommend A to Z Plumbing. I know we will ALWAYS call them for any plumbing needs.
July 17, 2024
Great customer service, quality workmanship and Alex is just a great guy to work with.
August 8, 2026
My husband and I are very pleased with Alex’s work. He is very professional and trustworthy We enjoyed working with him. We will definitely use him again and be happy to refer him and his company to anyone looking for a reliable and service-oriented plumber!
September 9, 2025
Alex and Tanner were amazing! We had an interesting, and I would say challenging, situation that needed to be addressed in several ways. They were both professional and competent. Alex returned messages and calls promptly, and addressed all the hiccups we encountered quickly. He is a kind and honorable person – we are SO glad we called A to Z plumbing, and will absolutely call them for all our plumbing needs!
September 9, 2025
10/10 Would recommend. A to Z plumbing came out to repair a busted water main for me as an emergency service. Alex and his team arrived within 15 minutes of my emergency and remained cool, calm and collected. They worked together to solve the problem quickly and efficiently. They were knowledgeable and professional from start to finish. I couldn’t be happier with their service and I will be using them again for future plumbing related services. A to Z plumbing had clear pricing that was consistent with their industry. If you want something done right, don”t do it yourself. Just call A to Z plumbing and enjoy your peace of mind.
March 9, 2026
Questions From |Purdy Homeowners|
Is Purdy out of the way for you?
Less than almost anywhere. The junction here is on the route to most of our Key Peninsula work, so we are through it regularly and a Purdy call often costs no extra travel at all. It is one of the more straightforward places on our map to schedule.
Our drains are slower in winter than in summer. Why?
That pattern usually points at the drainfield rather than the pipework. Low ground near the head of the bay means the water table rises seasonally, and a drainfield can only move water into soil that has room for it. Where the ground is already saturated, the system has nowhere to send anything. Worth having the line checked first to rule out a simple blockage, then looking at the field.
Can you tell what our plumbing is like from the age of the neighbourhood?
Not here, and it is one of the things that makes Purdy different. Houses went up one at a time across decades, so what is behind the wall varies enormously between neighbours. We look rather than assume, which takes slightly longer at the start and saves considerably more later.
We are just off the crossroads. Are we on a system or on our own?
It changes over a very short distance. Immediately around the junction is one thing; a few hundred yards out and private wells and onsite systems are the norm. If nobody has ever needed to establish it at your address, it is worth doing before a problem makes the question urgent.
Do you charge to come and quote?
No. The visit and the assessment cost nothing, and if you are on private supply the water test is free too. You get the options with a figure against each, in writing for anything substantial, and nothing starts before you agree to it.
Something has burst and it is Sunday. What now?
Close the main immediately, which stops the damage where it stands, then message us. Weekdays only here, so Monday is when somebody arrives. The size of the eventual repair is mostly set by how quickly the supply was isolated.