The Fort Worth Stockyards call themselves a National Historic District, and the Fort Worth Herd still makes its cattle drive every day at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The houses around them are old too. In the Census tract that takes in East Exchange Avenue, the median home was built in 1955 and the 1940s were the busiest decade, with 541 of about 1,470 homes. Inside the city’s North Side neighborhood boundary, around Pearl Avenue, the median is 1941. We heat, cool, plumb and wire these houses from our Haltom City office, about four and a half miles east of Exchange Avenue. Call 817-290-3373.
In houses this old, the supply pipe deserves the first look. Fort Worth Water says the utility owns the service line from the main to the meter, and the property owner is responsible from the meter to the building. Since October 16, 2024 the city has been writing to people at addresses whose line is classed as lead or as galvanized requiring replacement, a label that covers the owner’s stretch of pipe. No Fort Worth line is classed as lead. When the galvanized pipe continues inside the walls, a whole-house repipe with new supply lines is the lasting fix.
Heat here runs mostly on electricity: 55% of homes in the Pearl Avenue tract and 56% around the Stockyards, with gas covering nearly all the rest. Either way, our heating repair crews work on gas furnaces and electric systems, and we price the repair before we start.
No hot water is a same-day call on most days. We look at repairing the water heater you already have before anyone talks about a new one.
Wiring is the quiet one. Fort Worth adopted the 2026 National Electrical Code effective September 1, 2026, and new circuits or panel work in a 1940s house are built to it by our licensed electricians, license TECL-38309.
Nearly everything here is a detached house. In the Exchange Avenue tract, 95% of homes are single-family detached, and in the Pearl Avenue tract 84% were built before 1960, with 664 of 1,357 dating from 1939 or earlier. About 42% of the Pearl Avenue homes are rented, so plenty of these houses belong to owners who live somewhere else.
The Stockyards is one of the city’s designated historic districts. Fort Worth’s historic preservation office says any change to the exterior of a historic property needs a Certificate of Appropriateness before permits are issued or work begins. If your building sits inside the district, check its status with the city before moving an outdoor unit or changing anything on the outside. The city publishes a Check Historic Status guide for exactly that question.
Under the streets, Fort Worth Water is replacing old mains. Its North Side project covers the area bounded by Rock Island Street, I-35W, NW 21st Street and Azle Avenue, with cast iron mains coming out of Rosen Avenue, Pearl Avenue, NW 27th and NW 28th Streets, North Commerce Street and NE 22nd and NE 23rd Streets. The city lists Part 1 for completion in May 2027 and Part 2 in November 2028. That work stops at the meter. The pipe from the meter into your house is still yours.
The city’s project names three neighborhood associations along these streets: North Side, Far Greater Northside Historical and Diamond Hill-Jarvis. We cover all three, plus the 76164 and 76106 ZIP codes. Diamond Hill runs a little younger than the Stockyards, with a median build year of 1964 in its tract and about half of its homes rented. East of the North Side is Haltom City, where our office is.
You get a flat, upfront price before any work, and financing is available on larger repairs. Call 817-290-3373 or book online.
No. Fort Worth Water owns the line from the main to the meter. The owner is responsible for the pipe from the meter to the building, so a leak or galvanized line on that side is a job for your plumber, not the city’s contractor.
The city lists Part 1 for completion in May 2027 and Part 2 in November 2028. Both parts were in final design when we checked the project page in October 2026.
For a designated historic property, yes. The city requires a Certificate of Appropriateness before permits or construction for any exterior change. Ask the historic preservation office to confirm your property’s status first.
Our Haltom City office is about four and a half miles from Exchange Avenue in a straight line. We offer same-day service on most calls, with a 24/7 line for emergencies.
Same day appointments across Fort Worth & Tarrant County. Fully-stocked trucks, friendly uniformed techs, upfront flat-rate pricing, call now and we’ll be there.
Monday to Friday: 7 am to 6 pm
Saturday: 8 am to 3 pm
Sunday: Closed
Emergency line answered 24/7: 817-290-3373
License #: TACLB00028662E | M46192 | TECL-38309
