- Family-Owned Since 1976
- Licensed: CFC019219 / CAC1822951
- BBB A+ Accredited
- Tampa's Best-Rated: 4.8★ from 2,600+ Reviews
- 24/7 Service
Seminole Heights plumbing & AC
Short answer: Alvarez Plumbing & AC serves Old Seminole Heights, South Seminole Heights, Southeast Seminole Heights and Hampton Terrace, 24/7. We're a family-owned Tampa company since 1976, with 4.8 stars from more than 2,600 Google reviews. We know Craftsman bungalows: original pipes, raised floors, tight attics and all.
Local landmark
The Gothic Revival tower of Hillsborough High School on Central Avenue has stood over Seminole Heights since 1928. The school itself dates to 1882. To the west and north, the Hillsborough River wraps the neighborhood with the longest stretch of riverfront parkland in Tampa, including Rivercrest and Epps parks.
T. Roy Young started Seminole Heights in 1911 on 40 acres about three miles north of downtown. A streetcar line made it easy to live there and work in the city. Most of the homes went up from 1911 through the 1920s, and many are the Craftsman bungalows the neighborhood is known for. The Seminole Heights Residential District was listed on the National Register in 1993.
A 100-year-old bungalow is a great house, but its plumbing wasn't built to last this long. Homes from this era often still have galvanized supply pipe, cast iron drains and clay sewer laterals under big oaks. Many sit on raised floors, and most were built long before central AC. The City recently replaced about 24,700 feet of aging water mains in Southeast Seminole Heights. The pipes from the street into your home are your responsibility.
Know your neighborhood
Short answer: Seminole Heights bungalows often have original galvanized water lines, cast iron drains, clay sewer laterals with oak roots, leaks hidden under raised floors, small attics with leaky retrofitted ductwork, and hard water scale from City of Tampa water.
Galvanized pipe rusts inside and drops pressure throughout the house. A repipe through the crawlspace usually means minimal wall damage. Repiping →
Old cast iron cracks, scales and rusts through. Slow drains and sewer smells are the warning signs. Main sewer line repair →
Seminole Heights' big oaks push roots into old clay joints. Hydro jetting clears them, and a new line keeps them out. Hydro jetting →
Leaks under a raised floor can rot joists before you see a drop of water. Leak detection →
Retrofitted ducts in bungalow attics are often undersized and leaky. We fix the ducts or add a mini-split. Ductless mini-splits →
City of Tampa water averages 12.3 grains per gallon of hardness (2025 report). That scale shortens water heater life. Water heaters →
Services
Short answer: Alvarez offers every plumbing and air conditioning service Seminole Heights homes and businesses need, 24/7: AC repair, replacement and maintenance, heating, ductwork, indoor air quality, water heaters, repiping, leak detection, drains and sewer lines, and water treatment.
Where we work
ZIP codes 33603, 33604 and parts of 33610. Don't see your street? Call us. If it's Seminole Heights, we're there.
Seminole Heights FAQ
In most raised-floor bungalows, we run new lines through the crawlspace and attic, so only small openings are needed. We patch what we open.
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Not always. A camera inspection shows whether a section can be repaired or the whole line needs replacing. We'll show you the video before you decide.
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Often a ductless mini-split, or a mix of ductwork for the main rooms and a mini-split for hot spots. We'll measure and give you options.
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Inside work like plumbing and AC usually needs only a standard permit. Exterior changes may need historic review, and we'll tell you up front if your job does.
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Yes. For work that needs a permit, like repiping, water heater replacement or AC replacement, we pull the permit and handle the inspection.
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Yes. Call (813) 655-7520 any time for no AC, leaks, backups or no hot water.
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Current offers
Mention the coupon when you call (813) 655-7520 or enter the code when you request service. Coupons can’t be applied to estimates or the dispatch fee. Some restrictions may apply.
Why Alvarez
Looking for the best plumber and AC company in Seminole Heights? Alvarez technicians diagnose the real problem, show you what’s wrong, give you a fair price up front and fix it right, so you’re not calling again next week.
The Alvarez promise
The best AC company in Tampa isn’t the one with the lowest teaser price. It’s the one that does the job right, charges fairly and is still standing behind the work years later.
Alvarez has been a family-owned, veteran-owned plumbing and HVAC company serving Tampa Bay since 1976 — that’s 50 years of emergency calls answered, burst pipes fixed, and holidays interrupted to help a neighbor. We’re licensed (CFC019219 / CAC1822951) and insured, with technicians who show up in marked vehicles and explain the problem before they touch anything.
We also serve nearby Tampa Heights, Ybor City, Temple Terrace. See all the Tampa Bay areas we serve, or call (813) 655-7520 to schedule service in Seminole Heights.
