Remodel & Renovation Plumbing in Wadsworth & Greater Akron, OH

Remodel and renovation plumbing is the rough-in, trim, permits, and inspections that get sealed inside the walls of a kitchen, bath, basement, or addition. Mackin & Sons is family-owned in Wadsworth, with 17,000+ jobs since 2009 and 4.9 stars across 600+ Google reviews.

Why remodel plumbing is its own job

Renovation plumbing is unforgiving. A drain pitched wrong, a shower valve set too deep in the wall, a vent that never got tied in. You will not see any of it until the tile is up and the cabinets are in, and then fixing it means tearing out finished work. So we treat remodel plumbing as its own discipline. Rough-in, trim, inspections, and cleanup, done in the right order and coordinated with everyone else on the job.

The calls that start these projects

A few patterns cover most of them. You are remodeling a kitchen or bathroom and the sink, shower, or toilet needs to move. You are finishing a basement and want a bathroom down there. You are building an addition and the new space needs water and drain lines tied into the existing system. Or you opened a wall mid-demo and found galvanized pipe, green-crusted copper, or a drain with no vent, and the project just grew.

What we actually do

We handle the full plumbing scope of a remodel. Rough-in of new supply and drain lines, rerouting for new layouts, venting that actually works, and trim-out once the finishes are in. For basement bathrooms we install ejector pumps and cut in below-grade rough-ins. For additions we design tie-ins so the new plumbing works with the old instead of fighting it. Every remodel gets new shutoff valves, traps, and supply lines, because reusing forty-year-old valves under a brand-new vanity is a bad trade. We can also help you pick faucets and shower valves that hold up, not just the ones that look good in the showroom. Planning a full bathroom or kitchen project? Those pages cover the fixture-level work in detail.

We work both ways: directly with homeowners running their own projects, and alongside general contractors and designers who need plumbing that lands exactly where the cabinetry and electrical plans say it should.

Opened a wall and found a problem?

Shut off the water to that area before you cut anything else. Do not disconnect old pipes. Corroded joints can break and leak the moment you touch them. Take photos of what you found, then call 330-825-3686. We will inspect it and plan the new layout around what is actually in the wall.

Keep the old pipes or replace them?

Honest answer: it depends on what we find. Galvanized steel supply lines are always a replace. They are rusting shut from the inside and they will fail. Cast iron stacks get judged case by case. Copper in good condition stays; there is no reason to spend your remodel budget replacing pipe that has decades left. If the whole house is due, a remodel is a smart time to start, and whole-house repiping can be phased around it.

What moves the price

The big variables: how far fixtures move (drains cost more to relocate than supply lines), whether we are cutting concrete for a basement bath, the condition of the existing plumbing, and the fixtures you choose. You get the price in writing before work starts, and the dispatch fee rolls into the job if you approve. Our pricing page explains how the numbers work.

Why a licensed plumber and not the handyman

Remodel plumbing gets buried behind drywall and tile. If it is wrong, you find out months later as a stain on the ceiling below. A licensed plumber pulls the permit, passes the inspection, and is insured if something goes sideways. A handyman saving you a few hundred dollars on rough-in is the most expensive discount in remodeling.

Remodeling in Northeast Ohio houses

Around Wadsworth, Barberton, and Norton, a lot of the housing stock went up in the 1950s through the 70s. That era means galvanized supply lines, cast iron drains, and bathrooms that were never vented to modern code. Plan for at least some of that to surface during demo. Freeze cycles matter too: if your new layout puts a line in an exterior wall, it needs to be insulated and routed so it survives January. We build that in from the start.

If a remodel is on your calendar, book online or call 330-825-3686 and we will walk the space with you before the first wall opens.