Parkland grew up around Pacific Lutheran University and the post-war boom, and most of its housing dates from the 1940s through the '70s: small ramblers and cottages on the grid around Garfield Street, Brookdale, and Midland, built with galvanized steel supply lines, cast-iron drains, and clay or Orangeburg sewer laterals that are now 50 to 80 years old. Low pressure, rusty first-draw water, and sewer lines that back up again months after being snaked are the everyday Parkland calls, and we fix them permanently with PEX repipes and camera-guided sewer repair.
The PLU district adds a rental economy — student houses, duplexes, and small apartment buildings that need a plumber who can respond fast, document the work for an owner who may live across the state, and quote a flat number. Parkland also houses many JBLM families, so property-manager turnovers between tenants are a big part of our work here.
Water in Parkland comes from Parkland Light & Water, a member-owned utility drawing from local wells — good water but moderately hard, which means more sediment in tank water heaters and periodic descaling for tankless units. Pierce County sewer has reached most of Parkland over the past decades, but a number of homes on the edges toward Spanaway and Midland are still on septic, and we handle those connections and decommissions as one written job when service arrives.
Because Parkland is unincorporated, permits for water heaters, gas piping, repipes, and side sewers run through Pierce County Planning and Public Works, and we pull and manage them for you. Parkland is about 20 to 25 minutes from our Federal Way headquarters via I-5 and SR-512, and emergency dispatch runs 24/7. We also serve Midland, Summit, and South Tacoma from the same crews.
Parkland neighborhoods we serve
- Garfield Street
- Pacific Lutheran University
- Brookdale
- Midland
- Franklin Pierce
- Parkland Prairie
- Clover Creek
- Summit
- Waller Road
- South Tacoma
- Spanaway
- Pacific Avenue
ZIP codes: 98444, 98445, 98447