Plumbers in Oakdale: the short answer
Oakdale is a residential neighborhood of mostly owner-occupied homes next to USM's Portland campus, so plumbing calls here are about older drain lines, water heaters, boilers and frozen pipes. Shut off the water for any active leak and call. Call (207) 555-0163 to speak with a local plumber who serves Oakdale.
About Oakdale
Oakdale is primarily residential, with mostly owner-occupied homes, and it's home to the University of Southern Maine's Portland campus. The historic Nathan Clifford School, built in 1907, has been converted to apartments. Oakdale borders Back Cove and Libbytown, and Homes.com lists it under all three of Portland's main ZIP codes, 04101, 04102 and 04103, so check the ZIP on your own address.
Common plumbing calls in Oakdale
- drain cleaning in older lines
- water heater repair and replacement
- boilers and radiators
- faucets and toilets
Our main page on Portland plumbing covers every service.
Owner-occupied homes
Maine law lets people do plumbing in a single-family home they live in, as long as the work meets the Plumbers' Examining Board's rules, and installing new plumbing still needs a permit from the local plumbing inspector. Small jobs like a toilet flapper or a faucet cartridge are reasonable DIY projects. Water heater replacement, gas or oil equipment and anything inside the walls are better left to licensed pros. If you own a two- or three-unit building, the single-family exemption doesn't apply.
If you rent near campus
Report drips, running toilets and slow drains to your landlord early, before they turn into bigger repairs. Find out where your unit's shut-off valve is on move-in day. If you leave for winter break, ask the landlord how the heat will be set, since an apartment left cold can freeze its pipes. Read protecting a vacant home in winter.
Oakdale at a glance
- Area
- Off-peninsula, next to the University of Southern Maine's Portland campus
- ZIPs
- 04101, 04102, 04103 depending on street
- Landmarks
- USM Portland campus, Nathan Clifford School (1907)
- Homes
- Mostly owner-occupied houses
- Common calls
- Drains, water heaters, boilers, faucets and toilets
When you call from Oakdale
Say whether you own or rent, how the house is heated and what's happening. Weighing a DIY fix? Read what can wait and what can't.