Arlington Heights is one of the older corners of west Fort Worth, and the city’s own records explain why. Its history of the nearby Hillcrest historic district says a Denver developer launched “Chamberlin Arlington Heights” in 1906. It also says the Army’s Camp Bowie had water, sewer, electric power and telephone lines installed in 1917, and that this infrastructure set up the building boom of the 1920s and 1930s.
The Census shows what that boom left behind. Two tracts cover most of the neighborhood association’s mapped area, and in them the median home was built in 1945 (tract 1027) and 1947 (tract 1026.02). Together, about six in ten of their homes date from before 1950, and roughly a third from before 1940.
Camp Bowie Boulevard runs along one edge of the neighborhood, and the city’s photo history of the brick street shows the Arlington Heights Masonic Lodge No. 1184 at Camp Bowie and Hulen in 1927, a building it says still stands. Our licensed electricians and plumbers cover the 76107 area with same-day service. Call 817-290-3373.
Panels and remodel wiring. A house wired in the 1940s was never planned around central air, a modern kitchen or an EV charger in the driveway. When a remodel adds circuits, our licensed electricians can quote an electrical panel upgrade together with the new wiring, with permits and inspections handled.
Old supply pipe. A kitchen or bath remodel opens walls, and that is the cheapest moment to deal with tired galvanized lines. If the water runs weak or rusty, we can price replacing the old supply pipe throughout the house while the walls are already open.
Rooms the ducts never reached. Additions, sunrooms and converted garages often sit outside the original duct system. A ductless mini-split cools and heats a room like that from a small line set, with no new ductwork to build.
Leaks you cannot see. A water bill that jumps with nothing dripping can mean a leak inside a wall, under the floor or out in the yard, and our plumbers use electronic and acoustic leak detection to find the source first.
The city has water work planned right at the neighborhood’s edge. Fort Worth Water’s Camp Bowie project replaces water and sewer mains under Camp Bowie Boulevard from Hulen Street to University Drive, plus water mains on side streets such as Clover Lane, Thomas Place and Virginia Place. The project page lists it in final design, with completion set for March 2028.
That work stops at the city’s side. Fort Worth Water’s service line inventory puts the pipe from the water meter to the house on the property owner, and its map lets you look up the material on file for your address. If your line comes back as galvanized requiring replacement, one of the four service line categories EPA set, that is pipe the owner replaces, not the city.
Heating is split too. In tract 1026.02, 64% of occupied homes heat with utility gas; in tract 1027 the split is closer to even, 46% gas and 53% electric. A remodel that changes the heat is a different job in each case: a gas furnace swap keeps the gas line in service, while a move to a heat pump runs on electricity alone and puts more load on the panel.
Camp Bowie also forms an edge of Ridglea North on the city’s neighborhood map, and farther west, Ridglea Hills, where most houses date from the 1950s, runs a decade younger than most of what stands here. The closest neighborhood associations to Arlington Heights on that map are Crestline and Monticello, and we serve both. Across town to the southeast, Fairmount’s streetcar-era bungalows are older still, and its houses raise many of the same wiring and pipe questions.
Tell us what the remodel or repair involves and we will set up a visit. The office is open Monday to Friday 7 to 6 and Saturday 8 to 3, and the 24/7 line takes emergencies. Call 817-290-3373 or book online.
Yes. In the two Census tracts covering most of the neighborhood (1027 and 1026.02), the median home was built in 1945 and 1947, and about six in ten homes were built before 1950 (American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024).
The owner. Fort Worth Water’s service line inventory puts that stretch on the property owner, and the Camp Bowie project lists public mains only. If your line is old galvanized pipe, we can quote replacing it.
Yes. We work with homeowners and their contractors on the wiring, plumbing and HVAC behind the walls, with permits and inspections handled, so the remodel is safe and documented.
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