Where Teal Colescott is
The City of Shelbyville's 2023 Neighborhood Study describes the area as bounded by Hendricks Street, 2nd Street, State Road 9 and West Street, and says it comprises the Teal and Colescott additions. Colescott Street runs through the area, and its listings carry the Shelbyville 46176 ZIP code.
The plat of Colescott's Addition was signed on February 8, 1873 and recorded on February 20, 1873, according to the Shelby County Historical Society's map pages. The city study describes the houses in the area as post-World War II, with similar, modest styles. So the name on the map is older than most of the houses.
The study does not give a home count, an owner and renter split for this area, or the age of any particular house. Citywide it reports about 57 percent owner-occupied and 43 percent renter-occupied housing. Hendricks Street also appears in its description of the nearby Westside Historic District.
What similar houses ask of a plumber
Houses built in the same era often share a layout, so a problem solved in one can help a plumber spot it in the next. That is a reason to ask neighbors who they called, not a claim that any particular fault is common here.
What does change the work is the foundation. Whether a house has a basement, a crawl space or a slab decides how a leak or a drain is reached.
| Foundation | What it tends to mean for plumbing |
|---|---|
| Basement | Lines are often visible overhead, a floor drain or sump may be present, and the water heater is usually easy to reach |
| Crawl space | Lines can be checked by crawling under the house, but access, moisture and tight spaces slow the work |
| Slab | Drains and some supply lines sit under the concrete, so finding a leak may need detection gear, see leak detection |
Drains, sewer line and the street
Slow drains in more than one fixture point toward a shared branch or the main line. See drain cleaning for how that is cleared, and sewer inspection for how a camera shows what is in the pipe.
In many cities the homeowner owns the pipe from the house to the sewer main. Ask the City of Shelbyville where its responsibility ends before you pay for a repair near the street. If a section needs replacing, sewer line repair explains the options.
Water heaters and fixtures
A water heater's rating plate shows its model and serial number, and the serial usually encodes the build date. Check it once. A tank in its second decade, or one with water around the base, is worth planning for instead of waiting for it to fail.
Dripping faucets and running toilets waste water quietly and are usually cheap to fix. See faucet repair and water heater repair.
Five things to check at home
Ten minutes now can save a bad night later.
- Find the main water shutoff and close it once to be sure it works.
- Find the sewer cleanout, if the house has one, and keep it uncovered.
- Read the water heater's rating plate and note its age.
- Disconnect outdoor hoses before hard freezes. The City of Shelbyville lists a 30 inch frost line.
- Look under each sink for damp cabinet floors or stained supply lines.
Permits
Permits go through the city's Planning and Building Department. A homeowner who lives in the house they own can pull their own plumbing permit, as long as it is in hand before work starts. Anyone else needs a plumbing contractor registered with the city.
A plumbing question about a Teal Colescott house?
Call to describe it and ask what the next step would be.
About the facts on this page
The boundaries, the additions and the postwar description come from the city's 2023 Neighborhood Study. The 1873 plat date comes from the county historical society's map pages. We do not know the pipe materials or sewer condition of any house here.
Sources are listed at the end of the page.
Teal Colescott plumbing questions
It is the label used in the City of Shelbyville's 2023 Neighborhood Study for the area made up of the Teal and Colescott additions. We cannot say every resident uses it. If you live nearby, your street name works just as well when you call.
The study calls the houses postwar, which tells you roughly when they were built, not what is in them. Repairs over the years may have changed the pipes. The only way to know is to look, so ask a plumber to check what is visible.
In many cities the homeowner owns the lateral up to the main. Ask the City of Shelbyville where its responsibility ends before paying for a repair. A camera inspection can show where a problem sits.
Permit rules can change, so ask the city's Planning and Building Department. The city says homeowners may pull a permit for work on their own home, and that other work goes through a registered plumbing contractor.