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Plumbing for The Trails, Summerlin's fourth village - Kitec checks, water heaters and sewer laterals in 30-year-old homes
Active Plumbing has provided gas line services to The Trails, Summerlin since 1991. License #0047021. Fully insured.
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Plumbing for The Trails in Summerlin North, the village begun in 1993 with detached and attached homes. Active Plumbing checks for Kitec, replaces aging water heaters and clears root-damaged sewer laterals under City of Las Vegas permits.
The Trails was the fourth Summerlin village to start, breaking ground in 1993 after The Hills, The Hills South and The Pueblo. It covers 573 acres of single-family and multi-family neighborhoods laid out around Trails Center Drive, Spring Gate Lane and Snow Trail, with The Trails Park and Pool and The Trails Community Center at its heart and Summerlin Parkway running past. That 1993 start puts much of the housing in the window when Kitec was sold, from 1995 to 2007. Kitec is aluminum pipe between PEX layers joined with high-zinc brass fittings that can dezincify, restricting flow or failing, and the product was recalled in 2005. Look for orange and blue lines or KTC and IPEX stamps at the water heater connections and the manifold. Early PEX also shows up in this period, so we confirm the material by inspection rather than guessing from the build year, and where Kitec is found our Pipe & Fixture Services can plan a repipe.
Gas line services in The Trails cover leak detection and repair, new gas line installation, outdoor lines for BBQ islands and fire pits, and safety inspections. What shapes this work in The Trails is a build era starting in 1993 that puts buried gas piping past thirty years old, caliche hardpan that slows any trenching job, and a permit path that runs through the City of Las Vegas Department of Building and Safety. Southwest Gas supplies natural gas here, and the Summerlin North Community Association requires approval before any excavation or exterior work begins.
Outdoor gas line installation in The Trails requires trenching through caliche, the cemented calcium-carbonate hardpan that sits as little as eleven inches below grade. Caliche is abrasive and slow to cut, and spoil removal is its own cost line. Poorly compacted backfill after trenching can settle under the pipe over time, so bedding and compaction matter as much as the excavation itself. A run that looks straightforward on a plan takes longer and costs more than it would in softer ground.
Any outdoor gas line installation or rerouting in The Trails requires an improvement request submitted to the Summerlin North Community Association before excavation begins. The committee has thirty business days to respond, and no access is permitted across common areas or through common area walls for installation work. Planning the trench route to stay on private property and submitting paperwork early prevents a situation where a permit is in hand but association approval is still pending.
A gas safety inspection in The Trails includes checking flexible appliance connectors that may have been installed when the home was built in the mid-1990s. Flexible connectors have a finite service life, and a connector that has never been replaced on a thirty-year-old range or water heater is worth examining closely. The inspection also covers CSST bonding, shut-off valve condition, and sediment traps, and produces a written list of findings before any repair decision is made.
Gas line rerouting and upsizing in The Trails often comes up when a homeowner adds a tankless water heater, outdoor kitchen or gas dryer to a home whose piping was sized in 1993 for a smaller appliance load. Upsizing requires a load calculation for every appliance on the system, and the pipe may need to be enlarged back toward the meter depending on how far the undersized section runs. That calculation happens before any pipe is ordered or walls are opened.
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Homes in The Trails built from 1993 onward have had decades for patios, pavers and landscaping to be added over buried gas lines. When a leak or reroute requires excavation, hardscape removal and replacement becomes a separate cost and scheduling item on top of the gas work itself. Confirming the line path before any surface material is disturbed avoids surprises mid-job.
Corrugated stainless steel tubing installed in The Trails during the 1990s and early 2000s requires bonding to the home's grounding system. When a remodel opens walls, unbonded CSST is sometimes found for the first time. A gas safety inspection before a remodel begins documents bonding condition and identifies gaps while the walls are still closed, rather than after framing is exposed.
Some homes in The Trails have gas piping that runs under the slab. When a leak is suspected in a slab-run section, electronic detection and pressure testing narrow the location, but confirming it precisely may require exposing the line. The local plumbing code requires gas piping under a slab to be removable without disturbing the slab, so a listed conduit or sleeved system is part of any compliant repair or reroute.
Adding a BBQ island or fire pit to a home whose gas supply was sized in 1993 for interior appliances only can produce noticeable pressure drop at existing appliances. The issue is an undersized supply, not a leak. A load calculation that accounts for every appliance on the system, including the new outdoor ones, is the first step before any outdoor line is connected to the existing supply.
Shut-off valves at appliances in The Trails that have not been operated since original installation may be seized or corroded internally. A valve that cannot close is a problem during any repair or appliance swap. A gas safety inspection checks valve operation at each appliance and at the meter, and a seized valve is noted in the written findings so it can be replaced before it becomes an emergency.
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A gas leak is the one plumbing problem where your first call is not to a plumber. Get everyone out, call Southwest Gas from outside, and once the area is safe, Active Plumbing tracks down the leak and repairs it. Technicians arrive in 30 to 60 minutes anywhere in the valley, 24/7.
Learn more →A new gas appliance is only as good as the line feeding it. Active Plumbing installs gas piping across the Las Vegas Valley, from a single connection for a range or dryer to a new main line run, sized to the load and inspected through the building department for your address. You get a written price before work starts.
Learn more →Gas lines rarely end up where a remodel needs them, and older piping was often sized for fewer appliances than a home runs today. Active Plumbing moves existing gas lines and replaces undersized sections across the Las Vegas Valley, with the whole system recalculated, permitted and pressure tested. You get a written price before work starts.
Learn more →Most gas problems build slowly, at a connector, a valve or a joint nobody has looked at in years. A gas safety inspection from Active Plumbing checks the system from the meter outlet to each appliance and gives you a clear, written list of what we found. If something needs repair, you get a written price before any work starts.
Learn more →An outdoor kitchen or fire feature is only as good as the gas line feeding it. Active Plumbing plans, sizes and installs exterior gas piping across the Las Vegas Valley, pulls the permit through the building department for your address and pressure tests every run. You get a written price before work starts.
Learn more →Leave the building, avoid switches and flames, and call Southwest Gas from outside. Then call us at (702) 438-3357.
Once the area is safe, we sweep the piping and connectors with electronic detectors and run a pressure test to confirm the leak.
We explain what failed, give you a written price before work starts, and replace the failed part with approved materials.
We pressure test the repaired system, relight appliances and check that each one is burning properly.
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Local Tips
Before submitting an outdoor gas line improvement request to the Summerlin North Community Association, sketch the trench route on your plot plan and confirm it stays on private property. A route that crosses common area will be rejected, and revising the plan resets the thirty-business-day response window.
If a gas safety inspection finds an aging flexible connector at a range or water heater installed around 1993, ask for the connector age and material. A connector past its service life is replaced as a standalone item and does not require replacing the appliance it serves.
When scheduling a gas line installation for a new appliance, have the technician confirm the existing meter capacity at the same visit. A meter undersized for the combined appliance load requires coordination with Southwest Gas, and that step takes time that is easier to plan for than to work around.
If you are adding a gas dryer where no stub exists, pull your build year from the Clark County Assessor record before the job is quoted. Mid-1990s piping sized for the original appliance set sometimes triggers a upsizing conversation that changes the scope.
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Real reviews from The Trails and nearby Summerlin neighborhoods.
A wet bar fridge line was 1/4-inch plastic mashed in a hinge. Copper with a shutoff and a strain-relief grommet. We were in Santa Barbara, Summerlin. The hinge swings and the fridge still makes ice.
Ezra S.
Santa Barbara, Summerlin
Google review, August 2026
A sewer camera showed a tap-root invasion at the parkway. They cut a spot repair and installed a root-barrier wrap. We were in Capri At The Vistas, Summerlin. The parkway tree stayed and the line is clear.
Arlo M.
Capri At The Vistas, Summerlin
Yelp review, August 2026
A commercial mop-sink faucet would not shut and ran all night. A rebuilt valve and a vacuum breaker the last install skipped. We were in Summerlin South. The water bill and the floor both calmed down.
Chip P.
Summerlin South
Google review, April 2026
The Trails is in Summerlin North, inside City of Las Vegas limits, so permits go through the City of Las Vegas Department of Building and Safety on South Main Street. The city requires a permit to install or replace a water heater or water softener and to repair or replace concealed piping, and it enforces the 2024 Uniform Plumbing Code with the Southern Nevada Amendments, effective January 5, 2026.
Across the Las Vegas Valley, a whole-house repipe typically runs $4,000 to $15,000 depending on the size of the home and how the new lines are routed. That is a typical valley range, not a quote. Active Plumbing inspects first and gives you a written price before any work starts.
Active Plumbing is open 24/7, and technicians arrive in 30 to 60 minutes anywhere in the valley, including The Trails. Trucks carry common repair parts, so many repairs are finished in one visit.
Kitec was sold from 1995 to 2007, which overlaps the years The Trails was built out. Check the lines at your water heater and manifold for orange and blue pipe or KTC or IPEX stamps. Early PEX from the same period can look similar, so a licensed plumber should confirm the material on site.
The Summerlin North Community Association design guidelines require mechanical equipment, including water softeners, to be screened from public view, and committee approval is required before exterior improvements. Allow time, because the request form gives the committee up to thirty business days to respond. Interior work does not go through design review.
Landscaping in The Trails has had three decades to mature, and roots can find their way into sewer laterals and irrigation lines. A camera inspection shows whether roots, a belly from settled backfill or a break is the cause before any digging is planned.
Yes. The Trails is in Summerlin North, inside City of Las Vegas limits, so gas line installation and rerouting permits go through the City of Las Vegas Department of Building and Safety at 495 S. Main Street. The permit counter is open Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Work is inspected after installation and before the line is covered or put into service.
Outdoor gas line installation typically runs $500 to $2,500 in the Las Vegas Valley. Where a job in The Trails falls within that range depends on the length of the run, how many appliances it serves, whether trenching meets caliche or hardscape, and permit and inspection scheduling. A written price is provided on site before work begins.
Yes. A gas safety inspection documents the condition of existing piping, connectors, valves and CSST bonding, and a load calculation done at the same visit shows whether the current supply can carry the additional BTU demand of outdoor appliances. If the existing piping is undersized, the inspection report gives you a clear starting point for a rerouting or upsizing conversation before any outdoor work is designed.
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