Sketchley & Mason, Inc.

Established in 1921, Sketchley & Mason, Inc. is a trusted plumbing company proudly serving homeowners and businesses throughout Simi Valley, Moorpark, and Bridle Path. Our experienced team offers comprehensive residential and commercial plumbing services, including water heater installation and repair, tankless water heaters, leak detection, video sewer inspections, trenchless sewer solutions, drain cleaning, gas line services, plumbing fixture installations, kitchen and bathroom remodel plumbing, and water filtration systems. We are committed to honest workmanship, reliable service, and lasting plumbing solutions using high-quality products from trusted manufacturers. With transparent communication, experienced professionals, and 24-hour emergency plumbing services, we strive to deliver dependable results and complete customer satisfaction on every project.

Every job follows the same four steps, which is useful to know before the first phone call. An initial consultation comes first, then a detailed inspection paired with an upfront estimate, then the work itself, then follow-up support after the technician has gone.

Water heaters are where the company is most specific about its own thinking. Its replacement threshold is the 12 to 15 year mark: past that, it advises replacing rather than repairing again. A straightforward swap is put at roughly two to five hours of work for an experienced plumber. On maintenance it gives actual intervals rather than vague advice, recommending an annual tank flush to clear sediment, an anode rod check on the same yearly schedule, and a leak inspection every three to four months. Customers who want it can have an inspection schedule built around their own equipment.

The tankless-versus-tank decision gets handled the same way, with the replacement sized to the household rather than matched to whatever came out. Energy-efficient heaters and water filtration systems are offered as upgrade options for anyone replacing equipment anyway.

Gas line work sits alongside the standard plumbing list, covering both new installation and ongoing maintenance, which is a narrower specialty than it looks on a services page.

One service that rarely appears on a plumber’s list: the company helps customers work through insurance claims when a plumbing failure has caused property damage. For anyone dealing with a burst supply line and a soaked floor, that is a different kind of help than a repair.

Technicians are described as holding C-36 plumbing licensing through the California Contractors State License Board, the classification California requires for plumbing contracting work.

The practical details: the business operates from 330 E Easy Street in Simi Valley, offers free estimates, backs both the services performed and the equipment installed with warranty coverage, and runs 24-hour emergency response. It traces its start to 1921, which puts more than a century behind the name on the truck. Two taglines appear across its material, “Once Trusted, Never Regretted” and “We Rush For the Flush” — the second one tells you roughly how it wants to be judged.