Old pipe, neighborhood by neighborhood
A building's age shapes what sits behind its walls. These notes cover Downtown Fullerton and nearby North Orange County areas, the pipe you are likely to find in each, and when to check with the city before work begins.
- Plumbing in the Hillcrest Park area
The streets around Hillcrest Park, north of downtown, hold older homes on established lots under mature trees. Aging supply pipe, old drains and root-prone laterals come up most.
- Plumbing in Golden Hills
Golden Hills is a hillside part of Fullerton, with homes on sloped and terraced lots. Slope, lot layout and pipe age drive most of the plumbing questions here.
- Plumbing in Sunny Hills
Sunny Hills in north Fullerton is mostly postwar housing. Homes built there from the 1950s to 70s tend to share the plumbing patterns of North Orange County tracts from that era.
- Plumbing in the Anaheim Colony Historic District
The Anaheim Colony Historic District, south of Fullerton, holds some of the oldest houses in the area. Expect plumbing that owners have reworked several times, and have it inspected before you trust it.
- Plumbing in Old Town Placentia
Old Town Placentia, east of Fullerton, mixes older houses with small commercial buildings. The same old-pipe issues apply, plus one extra step: confirm who supplies your water.