Glendale Electrician and Plumber, One Team

What electrical and plumbing work do you do in Glendale?

As your Glendale electrician and plumber, we run both trades with one licensed team. On the electrical side, we upgrade panels, rewire old circuits, add EV chargers, and fix outlets and lighting. On the water side, we repipe worn lines, install water heaters, clear drains, and repair slab leaks. One call books both, so you skip the handoff between two separate contractors.

Most jobs here start on one system and touch the other. A kitchen remodel needs new circuits and new supply lines. A tankless water heater needs a gas line, a vent, and a dedicated circuit. Our Los Angeles electricians and Los Angeles plumbers are the same crew, so nothing waits on a second company.

• Panel upgrades and heavy-up service for 100-amp homes
• Whole-home rewiring for cloth and knob-and-tube wiring
• EV charger circuits for garages and carports
• Repiping galvanized supply lines to copper or PEX
• Water heater swaps, both tank and tankless
• Drain cleaning and slab leak repair

Because we are minutes from Glendale in Tujunga, we reach Downtown, Rossmoyne, and the Verdugo foothills fast. You do not pay a long trip charge to get us here.

What do Glendale's older and hillside homes need most?

Glendale's older and hillside homes need panel upgrades and repiping more than anything else. The pre-war Spanish and Craftsman houses near downtown often still run on 100-amp panels and galvanized supply lines. Both were fine in 1925. Neither keeps up with a modern kitchen, a heat pump, or an EV charger.

Galvanized pipe rusts from the inside, so pressure drops and the water turns brown at the tap. The fix is repiping the house in copper or PEX. A Glendale plumber from our crew often pairs that with a panel upgrade while the walls are open, which saves a second round of patching.

Up in Glenoaks Canyon and Verdugo Woodlands, homes sit on long service runs inside high fire-hazard zones. Long runs mean voltage drop and heavier wire. Fire zones mean careful outdoor wiring and clean, sealed connections. We wire to California code for those conditions, not for a flat lot down the hill.

Older homes here also hide cloth-wrapped and knob-and-tube wiring in the walls. That wiring gets brittle and unsafe over time. Full rewiring is the honest fix when a panel swap alone will not carry the load. We tell you which one you actually need.

Fixtures and shutoff valves in these homes are often the original brass. They seize up right when you need them most. We swap old angle stops and hose bibs while we are already in the wall, so your next repair stays simple.

Do you pull permits with Glendale Building and Safety?

Yes, we pull permits through the Glendale Community Development Department, Building and Safety, on every job that needs one. Glendale runs its own building department, so permits here go through the city, not Los Angeles County or LADWP. Panel upgrades, rewiring, repiping, water heaters, and gas lines all need a permit and an inspection.

A plumber in Glendale pulls that same city permit for a repipe, a water heater, or a gas line. We handle the filing, the inspection scheduling, and the final sign-off. You do not chase paperwork at the counter.

Glendale also runs its own utility, Glendale Water and Power. That matters on a panel upgrade or a new meter, because the shutoff and reconnect get scheduled through the city utility, not LADWP. We coordinate that meter release, so your power is off for the shortest time. As a Glendale electrician, we would rather pull the permit than leave you with unpermitted work. You can read the rules at the City of Glendale.

Permitted work also protects you. The city inspector is a second set of eyes on the job. When we close the permit, you get a record that the work met code, which appraisers and buyers look for at sale time.

Which neighborhoods do you cover here?

We cover every Glendale neighborhood, from the flats to the foothills. Because our base in Tujunga sits right next door, your neighborhood is a short drive, not a long haul.

• Downtown Glendale and the Brand Boulevard corridor
• Rossmoyne and its 1920s Spanish and Tudor homes
• Verdugo Woodlands and the wooded hillside lots
• Glenoaks Canyon, with long service runs and fire zones
• Adams Hill and its steep, older streets
• Montrose and the Crescenta Valley edge
• Chevy Chase and the canyon homes above it

Each pocket has its own quirks. Adams Hill and Glenoaks Canyon homes sit on slopes, so a plumber in Glendale has to plan for access and gravity. Montrose blends into our own Tujunga and La Crescenta turf, which we know street by street.

Downtown Glendale is a different job. The older apartment buildings and mixed-use blocks near Brand Boulevard often need panel work and repiping at the same time. We handle both without pulling in a second contractor.

No matter the address, you get the same licensed team and the same upfront price. Call (818) 421-5290, tell us your cross streets, and we will give you a time window.

How much does electrical and plumbing work cost locally?

Most electrical and plumbing work here falls into clear price ranges, and we quote the exact number before we start. A service call runs $100-$250, credited to the repair. Our electricians bill $58-$115 an hour, and common repairs land between $100 and $800.

Typical Los Angeles price ranges for common jobs

These are typical Los Angeles ranges for orientation, not a quote. Every job is priced by its own conditions, so your exact number comes from a free on-site look. Get a free estimate in minutes, or call (818) 421-5290.

What moves the price here? Hillside access, the age of the wiring or pipe, and city permit fees. A long service run up in Glenoaks Canyon costs more than a flat lot in Rossmoyne. A Glendale plumber quoting a repipe also weighs how much galvanized pipe is buried in the walls.

An EV charger install is a common ask here. It usually runs a few hundred dollars when the panel has room. If the panel is full, you may need an upgrade first, which we price in the same visit.

Why hire A+ Electric & Plumbing in Glendale?

A+ Electric & Plumbing, a licensed electrician and plumber serving Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, is minutes from Glendale and covers both trades under one license. That means one call, one schedule, one invoice, and no finger-pointing between an electrician and a plumber.

The dual license pays off on the jobs these homes need most. A tankless water heater, a panel upgrade beside old plumbing, or a slab leak near live wiring all touch both systems. One team handles the whole job to California code.

We are licensed under CSLB #942404, and you can verify us at the CSLB. Being close in Tujunga, a Glendale electrician from our crew reaches Downtown, Rossmoyne, or the foothills fast, with no long-distance trip charge.

Need a specific job? We handle water heater installation and slab leak repair across the city, and our electrical crew backs up every water job that touches a circuit.

Ready to start? Call (818) 421-5290 or Get a Free Estimate. You get the exact price before we start, so there are no surprises.

Frequently asked questions