Serving Oak Ridge and Surrounding Areas
Oak Ridge has a unique housing history — most of the original neighborhoods were built rapidly during the Manhattan Project in the 1940s, leaving entire streets full of nearly identical wood-frame homes. Many still have original drain lines, and the soil composition near Black Oak Ridge creates its own set of sewer challenges.
Our service area for Oak Ridge extends well beyond city limits — we cover the surrounding rural roads, the lake communities, and the smaller crossroads communities that don't always have a Anderson County plumber of their own. About 25 minutes northwest of Knoxville, our trucks reach this area regularly.
Roads we travel weekly in this area
TN-62 · Oak Ridge Turnpike · Illinois Avenue · Pellissippi Parkway
Nearby towns we also serve
Local Highlights in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge is best known for places like Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Melton Hill Lake. The community's character — and its plumbing infrastructure — is shaped by everything from the housing stock to the local water source. We've worked on historic 1940s manhattan project homes plus newer eastern developments all over the area, and that local context guides every recommendation we make.
Local plumbing realities here
- •WWII-era 'cemesto' homes often still have original galvanized and cast-iron plumbing
- •Steeply sloped lots on the north side of town create drainage and sump issues
- •Hard well water in outlying areas demands more aggressive softener service
Our Plumbing Services in Oak Ridge
From routine maintenance to full-scale emergency work, our Oak Ridge plumbing team handles it all.
Why Choose a Local Plumbing Company
There are plenty of national chains and franchise outfits that will happily send a truck to Oak Ridge. We're not one of them. Hicks Services is a family-owned East Tennessee plumbing company, and that matters in ways you'll notice from the first phone call.
We answer the phone
A real person — not a call center two states away that takes a message and forwards it.
We know Anderson County
We know which neighborhoods have which problems, which inspectors care about which details, and which suppliers stock the parts you need.
Our reputation is local
Every job in Oak Ridge either earns us another customer or costs us one. That keeps us honest in a way a national chain can't match.
We're nearby
About 25 minutes northwest of Knoxville of our shop, our response times beat what an out-of-area company can deliver.
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