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Tony Sarkinen started as an apprentice plumber and journeyman in 1991 and got his experience with several companies throughout Clark County. In 2003, Tony opened his own business which was built on hard work and exceptional customer service. He wanted a business where all his employees treat their customers the way he wanted to be treated. Tony Sarkinen has achieved those goals. Today, the Sarkinen Plumbing team continues to grow and serve the Portland, Oregon, and SW Washington communities in the same manner as when Tony began the company all those years ago. To ensure all work is up to industry standards, our technicians provide our signature 5-star plumbing service and follow our exceptional code of ethics.
Simply put, we are here to provide you and your family with incredible customer service. Sarkinen Plumbing provides quality service to our customers with name-brand reliable products. Our technicians have everything they need to conduct a fast, efficient, and clean work area no matter where the job. We guarantee our work from start to finish and follow up to assure everything is to your satisfaction.
READ MORE ABOUT USThe Charbonneau community was one of the first large-scale residential developments in Wilsonville, and its golf-course condos and single-family homes have provided comfortable living for over five decades. The copper supply lines installed during the 1970s construction were high-quality material, and many have performed admirably for far longer than anyone expected. But copper is not permanent. After 50 years of continuous service, the solder joints connecting pipe sections begin to develop crystalline fractures as the tin-lead alloy fatigues from decades of thermal cycling and pressure fluctuation. The pipe walls themselves thin at elbows and tee fittings where turbulent flow concentrates corrosive wear, and pinhole leaks begin appearing—first one, then another, then several in quick succession.
For Charbonneau homeowners and the HOA boards that oversee shared plumbing infrastructure in the community’s multi-unit buildings, the pattern is concerning: patching one leak only to have another appear a few months later in a different section of the same vintage copper. The corrosion is not localized to one defective pipe—it is systemic throughout the supply system, and every section of original copper is in the same stage of degradation. A whole-house or whole-unit repipe to PEX resolves the issue comprehensively, replacing all 50-year-old supply lines with a flexible, corrosion-resistant material that carries a 25-year warranty. For multi-unit Charbonneau buildings, we can coordinate phased repiping across units to minimize disruption to residents while systematically modernizing the building’s supply infrastructure.
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Villebois and the newer subdivisions throughout Wilsonville were built during an era when tankless water heaters became a popular builder upgrade, and many homes in these communities were equipped with gas-fired tankless units as original equipment. These systems offer genuine advantages—unlimited hot water, lower energy consumption, and a compact footprint that conserves space in tight mechanical rooms. What many Wilsonville homeowners discover after a few years, however, is that tankless units require more active maintenance than the traditional tank heaters they replaced. The heat exchanger inside the unit—the component that transfers combustion heat to the water—is a precision assembly of narrow passages that are highly susceptible to mineral scale buildup.
Wilsonville’s water supply contains enough dissolved calcium and magnesium to coat the heat exchanger surfaces measurably within 12 to 18 months of operation. As the scale layer thickens, the unit’s ability to transfer heat degrades: output temperatures fluctuate, the unit takes longer to reach the target temperature, and eventually the system triggers a fault code and shuts down to prevent overheating. Professional descaling—a process where we flush a food-grade vinegar solution through the heat exchanger to dissolve the mineral deposits—restores the unit to original performance. We recommend descaling every 12 to 18 months for Villebois and Canyon Creek homes, depending on water hardness. Homeowners who maintain this schedule can expect their tankless unit to deliver 20 or more years of reliable service. Those who skip maintenance often face a premature replacement at two to three times the cost of a few years of descaling appointments.
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Wilsonville’s topography is defined by gently rolling hills and creek corridors that give the city its attractive, park-like character. For sewer infrastructure, however, that terrain means laterals must navigate significant elevation changes between the home and the municipal main. The sewer lines in the Canyon Creek and Boeckman Creek subdivisions, built in the 1990s and 2000s, were laid in trenches cut through Wilsonville’s clay-rich soil and backfilled with compacted material. Over the following decades, that backfill settles unevenly as groundwater, seasonal soil expansion, and gravity do their work. When the soil beneath a section of sewer pipe settles more than the soil on either side, the pipe develops a low spot—a belly—where wastewater pools instead of flowing freely to the main.
A bellied sewer section acts as a trap. Solids settle in the low point and accumulate over time, progressively narrowing the pipe’s effective diameter until backups begin. Hydrojetting clears the accumulated material temporarily, but the belly remains, and the buildup returns. The only permanent fix is to excavate the bellied section, re-establish proper grade, and relay the pipe on a stable foundation of compacted gravel that resists future settling. We use camera inspection to map the exact location and depth of the belly, which allows us to dig only where needed rather than replacing the entire lateral. For Wilsonville homeowners in the creek-adjacent subdivisions who are experiencing recurring sewer issues despite repeated cleaning, a bellied pipe is one of the most likely causes—and the camera footage confirms it immediately.
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The 1990s and 2000s subdivisions that make up much of Wilsonville’s residential footprint are now old enough that their drain systems have accumulated 20 to 30 years of daily use. Kitchen drains in particular collect grease, soap residue, and food particles that adhere to the interior pipe walls and build up gradually. A drain that ran perfectly when the home was new may be functioning at 60 or 70 percent capacity after two decades, draining noticeably slower and occasionally gurgling as air struggles to pass through the narrowed pipe. Bathroom drains accumulate a different kind of buildup—soap scite, hair, and biofilm that creates a thick, slimy restriction inside the pipe.
Chemical drain cleaners provide minimal and temporary relief for this type of accumulated buildup, and they can damage PVC pipe joints and corrode metal drain components with repeated use. Professional hydrojetting is the effective solution: a high-pressure water jet scours the interior pipe walls clean, removing decades of accumulated residue and restoring the full diameter of the drain line. The difference is immediately apparent in drain speed and the elimination of gurgling sounds. For Wilsonville homeowners in the Canyon Creek and Town Center areas who have noticed their kitchen or bathroom drains gradually slowing over the years, a professional drain cleaning addresses the actual cause rather than masking the symptom. We recommend preventive drain cleaning every two to three years for homes over 15 years old to maintain full drain performance and prevent the kind of complete blockage that turns a slow drain into a plumbing emergency.
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We serve both single-family homes and condo units throughout Charbonneau. For condo work, we coordinate with property managers and HOA boards as needed, especially when repairs involve shared plumbing infrastructure like main drain stacks or building supply lines. Many Charbonneau residents have called us for individual unit issues—water heater replacement, faucet repair, drain cleaning—and we treat each unit with the same thoroughness as a standalone home. We understand the specific access considerations in attached-housing environments.
Tankless water heaters in Wilsonville’s hard-water conditions need descaling every one to two years to maintain performance. Mineral deposits accumulate on the heat exchanger inside the unit, reducing its ability to transfer heat to the water flowing through it. The result is lower output temperatures or the unit shutting down when demand is high. We perform professional descaling that flushes the heat exchanger with a vinegar-based solution, restoring full output. If descaling doesn’t resolve the issue, the unit may be undersized for your household’s demand, and we can evaluate whether a larger unit or a secondary point-of-use heater would solve the problem.
Wilsonville’s rolling terrain means sewer laterals often traverse sloped ground with significant elevation change between your home and the city main. As the clay-rich soil expands, contracts, and settles over the years after construction, the pipe can shift, creating low spots (bellies) where waste accumulates and eventually causes backups. Even in homes only 15-20 years old, we see this regularly in Wilsonville. A camera inspection will show us exactly where the grade has changed, and we can repair the affected section without replacing the entire lateral.
For Wilsonville homes, we recommend flushing your water heater annually to remove sediment buildup (quarterly if you have a tankless unit in hard water conditions), testing all supply valve shutoffs to make sure they still operate, inspecting exposed pipes in crawl spaces for signs of corrosion or leaking, and running water through infrequently used drains to maintain the trap seals. For homes over 20 years old, a sewer camera inspection every three to five years catches developing problems before they become emergencies. We offer maintenance packages that cover these items at a reduced rate.
Wilsonville is at the southern edge of our primary service area, accessible via I-5. For emergency calls, we typically arrive within 60 to 90 minutes. Our dispatch team prioritizes active water damage situations—burst pipes, sewer backups, water heater failures flooding a garage—to minimize property damage. Emergency service is available 24/7 with no premium charge for off-hours calls. Call 503-925-3504 any time.
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