A commercial or industrial licensed plumber is skilled and has many years of training to provide business owners with many types of services, including gas line plumbing services. This professional is available immediately for any suspected gas line leaks.
Whenever there are problematic issues in a building with gas lines, the property owner needs to call a professionally seasoned and licensed commercial plumber. Never call your utility company for a gas line leak. A commercial plumber is highly educated and trained to fix gas line leaks, such as in the following.
- Gas line inspections
- Gas line repairs
- Commercial gas line pressure tests
- Commercial gas line installations
How Much does Installation or Repairs Cost for Gas Line Services?
A commercial plumber is highly skilled in the installation or repair of gas lines. The costs for this plumbing service vary from company to company and city to city. However, the average costs are outlined below, and again, these calculations are, on average, across the United States.
Installing a gas line costs the business owner $12.00 to $25.00 per linear foot. To install a new gas line from the structure to the street or if the business wants to convert to gas, the average costs are $2,000 upward. If there is already an existing connection, the commercial plumber may charge $355.00 to $743.00. It costs on average $500.00 to $2,000 to add a gas line to the meter. For average gas line repairs, the average cost is $6.00 to $7.00 per linear foot.
What Are the Risks Associated with Gas Lines?
Natural gas has no smell. However, the gas producers add an additive to the gas that causes an unpleasant odor. Leaking gas smells much like rotten eggs. If a property owner smells gas, they must alert a commercial plumber immediately who is an LA-based, family business plumber. They service throughout the LA area and specialize in same-day service. Please fill out the contact form and submit it to them to meet all your plumbing needs. Give us a free no-obligation call today.
The property owner must immediately call a licensed commercial plumber and remove all occupants from the building to the outside and away from the building until the commercial plumber can find the leak and repair the line.
The commercial plumber may discover corroded gas lines that have ruptured, or the lines may have pin-point holes where a hissing sound is heard from the escaping gas. This situation constitutes a plumbing emergency. We will send our emergency commercial plumber immediately.
Given the right circumstances, gas leaks can cause an explosion and fire. Breathing in gas fumes for extended lengths of time causes respiratory illness or death.
How Long Does it Take to Repair a Gas Leak?
The time it takes to fix a gas line leak depends on how quickly the plumber can find the leak and how much damage the plumber must repair.
On average, it could take a professional commercial plumber up to 24 hours or more to repair a gas line leak. The amount of time it takes to repair a gas line leak depends on the size of the building and where the leak is found.
Consider all gas line leaks dangerous, no matter how small. An immediate call for commercial plumbing repairs is necessary to avoid a possible explosion and fire. Don’t try and wait it out. Boss Plumbing is available for emergency services, and is just a phone call away.