The median Englewood home was built in 1964, and about a quarter of the housing went up in the 1950s. Houses from that era tend to have the same handful of problems, and we know where to look.
What we see in Englewood houses
Homes from the 1950s and 60s often still have clay or cast-iron sewer laterals under mature trees, galvanized supply pipe that has narrowed with scale, and original shutoff valves that won't close when you need them to. Englewood also runs its own water system, separate from Denver Water, and is replacing lead service lines zone by zone. If your house was built before 1960, it's worth knowing what your service line is made of.
Common Englewood calls
- Main line backups from roots in older clay laterals
- Low water pressure from scaled-up galvanized pipe
- Stuck or leaking main shutoff valves
- Water heaters at the end of their life in rentals and older homes
- Annual backflow tests for apartments and commercial buildings
Landlords and small apartment buildings
Englewood has a lot of rentals and small multifamily buildings. Those buildings are in the city's backflow program, with tests due by Aug. 15. We test, file through BSI Online, and can line the backflow test up with any repairs on the same visit. Backflow testing in Englewood →
Englewood plumbing at a glance
| Water provider | City of Englewood (Englewood Utilities): South Platte and City Ditch water treated at the Allen plant. It's a separate system from Denver Water. |
|---|---|
| Water hardness | Not published in the latest report. The city is piping its open City Ditch partly to improve taste, odor, and hardness. |
| Homes | Median year built 1964, and about a quarter of homes were built in the 1950s |
| Lead service lines | Englewood's Lead Reduction Program has been replacing them zone by zone since 2024. Homes built before 1960 may have one. |
| Backflow | Commercial and multifamily properties must test by Aug. 15 each year |
Sources: Englewood water quality; Englewood City Ditch project; Census ACS 2019–2023 via Point2Homes; Englewood lead service line replacement; Englewood backflow program. Checked October 2026.
Backflow testing in Englewood
Englewood requires commercial and multifamily buildings to test backflow assemblies by Aug. 15 each year, with reports uploaded to BSI Online.
First test $95 per device for new customers. Backflow testing in Englewood →
What we do in Englewood
- Drain cleaning and main sewer line clearing, including root cutting
- Water heater repair and replacement, tank and tankless
- Leak detection and repair, including slab leaks
- Frozen and burst pipe repair, same day for active leaks
- Backflow testing and repair, with the report for your water provider
- Sprinkler blowouts and spring startups
- Toilets, faucets, disposals, and shower valves
- Water softeners and whole-home filtration
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