The Ridges is the guard-gated custom home village on the southwestern edge of Summerlin, set against the Spring Mountains west of the Bruce Woodbury Beltway, with Charleston Boulevard to the north and Desert Inn Road running to its gates. Enclaves such as Azure, Sterling Ridge and Falcon Pointe surround Amara Golf Club, the Jack Nicklaus course once known as Bears Best. Homes here date from the early 2000s onward, and a custom estate is a different system from a large tract house: several water heaters, long hot water runs with recirculation, many bathrooms with high-end cartridges, pool and spa gas, outdoor kitchens and fire features, water features, long irrigation and yard lines, and sometimes a casita with its own services. We start by understanding the layout, and we will ask for plans or walk the system before pricing a repair.
Two issues come up again and again on these properties. The first is gas sizing. When a pool heater, outdoor kitchen, fire feature or generator is added, the line is often sized for that one appliance rather than the whole load, and the result is a pool heater that never reaches temperature or a cooktop that drops when something else fires. Our Gas Line Services size for what the house actually runs, coordinated with Southwest Gas. The second is pressure. Lots sit high on the system against the mountains, so incoming pressure varies across the village. We check the regulator first, and on the highest lots a booster is sometimes the honest fix rather than replacing fixtures that work.
Many homes here are second homes or seasonal residences, and a leak in an empty house can run for weeks. An automatic shut-off leak detection system, a main valve that operates easily and a check before you leave for the season are the most valuable preventive steps available. Very hard water, about 280 parts per million or roughly 16 grains per gallon, fouls expensive mixing valves and marks stone and glass, so Water Treatment protects the investment. Slab leaks under finished floors usually point to a reroute through our Pipe & Fixture Services. Gate access is arranged ahead with the owner or manager. Call Active Plumbing at (702) 438-3357.