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Artisan Water Group
New Construction Plumbing in Lake in the Hills, IL
Building new is the one chance you get to have the plumbing done the way it should be rather than the way it fits.
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Everything is accessible. Nothing has to be fished, routed around, or compromised because of where a previous owner put a wall. Branch lines can be sized properly instead of being run at whatever diameter got the inspection passed. Shutoffs can go where they will actually be reachable in fifteen years. A softener loop can be roughed in whether or not the owner installs a softener on day one.
That last point matters more here than almost anywhere. A house built in Lake in the Hills without a softener loop is a house that will need one cut in later, and doing it during construction costs a fraction of doing it afterward.
What we handle on a new build
Three distinct phases, each with its own inspection.
Underground
Waste and vent below the slab or in the basement floor, water service entry, and any below-grade drainage. Done before the slab pour and inspected before it is covered.
Rough-in
All supply, drain and vent piping through the framing, gas piping to appliance locations, tub and shower valves set, and everything pressure tested for the rough inspection.
Trim and set
Fixtures, faucets, toilets, water heater, disposal, appliance connections, and every shutoff. Final inspection and commissioning.
Additions and second-storey work
Tying new plumbing into an existing system without compromising what is already there — including checking whether the existing service and stack can carry the added load.
Detached structures
Pool houses, workshops, in-law suites and barns. Water service, drainage, freeze protection and isolation valves.
Working with your builder
We coordinate with framing, HVAC and electrical rather than showing up and drilling through whatever is in the way.
How a new construction job runs
Three site phases across the build, each scheduled around the trades either side of us.
1. Plan review and takeoff
We read the drawings before quoting — fixture count, layout, service size, gas load, water heater type and location, and whether the design has any conflicts worth raising while they are still cheap.
2. Permit and underground
Permit pulled, then underground waste and vent installed and inspected before the slab is poured. Nothing gets covered until it has passed.
3. Rough-in through the framing
Supply, drain, vent and gas run with proper support, protection plates where pipe passes through framing, and correct slope on every drain. Tub and shower valves set to finish depth.
4. Pressure test and rough inspection
Water and gas both tested and held. Photographed before insulation and drywall so there is a record of what is in the walls.
5. Trim out
Fixtures set, water heater installed and vented, appliances connected, every fixture stop fitted and labelled.
6. Final inspection and handover
Final passed, system commissioned, and a walkthrough showing the owner the main shutoff, the softener loop, the water heater drain and anything else they will want to find later.
What we build in that most new houses do not get
The difference between adequate and good in new construction plumbing is almost entirely about what happens in year fifteen, not year one.
- A softener loop with a nearby drain, whether or not treatment is going in on day one. In this village that is not optional planning — it is inevitable.
- An accessible whole-home shutoff, clearly labelled, somewhere a homeowner can actually reach in the dark.
- Quarter-turn fixture stops throughout rather than multi-turn valves that seize in hard water.
- Branch lines sized so a shower does not lose pressure when a toilet fills or a dishwasher starts.
- Unions and isolation valves at the water heater and any pump, so the unit can be pulled without cutting pipe.
- A sump discharge routed genuinely away from the foundation, with a freeze-tolerant outlet.
- Blocking for future grab bars in at least one bathroom, which costs almost nothing at rough-in.
Building in Lake in the Hills specifically
Two local realities should shape any new build here, and both are easy to design for if they are considered early.
The water runs 26 to 28 grains per gallon. That means the softener loop above, it means specifying a water heater with an accessible anode port rather than one you cannot service, and it means choosing fixture valves from brands with a long parts history — because in this water you will be replacing cartridges, and you want that to be a fifteen-minute job rather than a wall opening.
The soil is heavy clay that sheds meltwater rather than absorbing it. That means the sump system matters from day one, not as an afterthought. A properly sized pit, a pump matched to real inflow, discharge routed far enough away that it does not recirculate, and provision for a battery backup. New construction does not exempt a basement from a McHenry County spring — the subdivisions in Huntley and Pingree Grove demonstrate that every April.
What new construction plumbing costs depend on
Priced from the drawings rather than from a square footage rule of thumb.
- Fixture count
- The real unit of measure. Bathrooms, kitchens, laundry, wet bars, hose bibs and floor drains each carry supply, drain and vent.
- Layout efficiency
- Bathrooms stacked or backed onto a common wall are dramatically cheaper to plumb than the same fixture count scattered across a footprint.
- Water heater strategy
- A single tank, two tanks, or a tankless system with the gas capacity and venting to support it. This decision affects gas sizing and venting throughout.
- Slab or basement
- A basement gives accessible runs and easy service forever. Slab-on-grade means underground work that has to be right the first time.
- Gas load
- Range, dryer, water heater, furnace, fireplace, outdoor kitchen, generator. Total BTU determines line sizing back to the meter.
- Water treatment provisions
- A softener loop, a location with a drain, and space for equipment. Inexpensive during construction and genuinely expensive afterward.
We quote from drawings, with the phase schedule included so your builder can slot us in. Change orders get priced before the work, not after.
New Construction Plumbing FAQs
Do you work with builders and general contractors?
Yes. We read drawings, quote from them, and schedule our three phases around framing, HVAC, electrical and drywall rather than against them. We would rather flag a conflict at plan review than discover it at rough-in.
Should I rough in a water softener loop even if I am not installing one?
In Lake in the Hills, absolutely. At 26 to 28 grains per gallon a softener is effectively inevitable, and roughing in the loop and a drain during construction costs a small fraction of cutting one into a finished house later.
How many inspections does new construction plumbing need?
Typically three: underground before the slab is poured or covered, rough-in before insulation and drywall, and final at completion. We schedule all of them and meet the inspector.
Can you plumb an addition onto an existing house?
Yes, and the important early question is whether the existing water service, stack and gas line can carry the added load. We check that before quoting rather than discovering it partway through.
Tank or tankless in a new build?
New construction is the best possible time for tankless, because the gas line and venting can be designed for it from the start rather than retrofitted. Pair it with a softener and it is an excellent choice here. See our [tankless installation](/services/tankless-water-heater-installation-lake-in-the-hills) page for the trade-offs.
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Why homeowners choose us for this
We are a licensed, insured, owner-operated shop based on Pine Street in Lake in the Hills. That means the person quoting the job is the person doing it, and nobody here is measured on how much they sold you.
Every recommendation starts with the water. At 26–28 grains per gallon, our supply is roughly six times harder than the national average, and it is the single biggest factor in how long anything in your plumbing lasts. Fixing the symptom without addressing that is how you end up calling someone again in two years.
And when a permit is required — water heaters, sewer work, gas piping — we pull it and show the fee on its own line. Ask every plumber you talk to for the same. Read more in our guide to plumbing permits in McHenry County.