Questions architects, builders and owners ask

The license number and the issuing board are in the footer of every page. Look it up on the Arizona Registrar of Contractors site, or ask for the certificate of insurance and the license page for your file.

Both. We start from the architect's set and issue our own three sheets on top of it. Where ours differ, the difference is listed as a question for the design team.

At design development, as fixtures are being chosen. Earlier helps with long runs and stacked baths. After framing we can still draw the sheets, but fewer conflicts are easy to fix.

From a written scope built on the drawings, listing what is included and what is not. If the drawings change, the scope changes in writing before the work is done.

City supply pressure varies by neighborhood and elevation. We record the static pressure at the meter, set the regulator for the house and size the runs so the farthest outlet still flows when the others are open.

Yes. We check each fixture's rough-in data against the schedule before it ships, so a valve body is never set for the wrong trim.

We pull the plumbing permit for our scope where the city asks for one. The builder holds the building permit, and the inspection is booked with the builder.

The schedule notes which finishes and cartridges need softened water, and we leave room and a drain for a softener if the owner wants one. We do not choose a treatment for you.

Mostly new custom homes and large remodels. On an older house we will say what we found in the walls before we say what we would replace.

Owners of houses we have plumbed have a direct number for the office. We are not a dispatch service for houses we have not worked on.

Scottsdale, from Pinnacle Peak down to the Camelback corridor. The service area on the home page lists the neighborhoods, and says where we do not go.

Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Messages sent on the weekend are answered on the next working day.