Mark Lowthers Plumbing
Plumbing in Ashby, MA · ★ 5.0 Google rating
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- Address
- 348 Simonds Rd, Ashby, MA 01431
- Phone
- (978) 868-4969
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About Mark Lowthers Plumbing
Mark Lowthers Plumbing is a Plumbing contractor based in Ashby, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at 348 Simonds Rd, Ashby, MA 01431. It has a Google rating of 5.0 out of 5. Its website is linked above. A listing here is not a license or insurance check, so verify both directly before hiring.
Service area
Based in Ashby, Mark Lowthers Plumbing is within a short drive of Townsend (5 mi), Ashburnham (7 mi), Fitchburg (7 mi), Lunenburg (9 mi), Pepperell (11 mi) and Westminster (11 mi). Most Massachusetts plumbing contractors work a 25-mile radius, so homeowners in those towns can reasonably ask for a quote.
Hiring a Plumbing contractor in Ashby
Massachusetts requires a licensed plumber and a permit for water-heater swaps, repiping, drain and waste work, and rough-ins; gas piping and tankless units need a licensed gas fitter and a separate gas permit. Ashby's Building Department issues plumbing and gas permits with the local inspector. Well and septic work goes through the Board of Health on most jobs. Properties near the Souhegan River tributaries, Trapfall Brook, and wetlands trigger Conservation Commission review under the Wetlands Protection Act for any exterior excavation.
Ashby sits in the northern Worcester/Middlesex border market — labor rates moderate, with a real rural service radius adding travel. A tank water heater typically lands $1,500–$2,700 installed; a heat-pump water heater $2,400–$4,100 before Mass Save; tankless propane $4,000–$6,500 with venting and propane-line sizing. Repiping an older farmhouse $7,000–$14,000 in copper or PEX. Well-pump and pressure-tank work typically $1,200–$2,900, more on deep wells.
Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential plumbing work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.
More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other plumbing contractor serving the town, on the Plumbing in Ashby page.
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