Colorado roots, California dream: Colepepper Plumbing builds a family business in San Diego – The Coast News Group

Colorado roots, California dream: Colepepper Plumbing builds a family business in San Diego  The Coast News Group

Third-generation plumber Mitch Kenney built Colepepper Plumbing in San Diego with a focus on quality work, fair pricing and lasting customer relationships. For Colepepper Plumbing founder Mitch Kenney, building a plumbing company in San Diego has been about more than fixing pipes. It has been the fulfillment of a California dream that began when he was growing up more than 1,000 miles away. Kenney was born and raised in Denver and grew up in a plumbing family. A third-generation plumber, he originally expected to follow his father into the family business. “As a kid, I would see California on TV and in movies and couldn’t believe a place like that existed,” Kenney said.

“I always wanted to live here.” His opportunity came after meeting his future wife, a California native, in 2008. When Kenney decided it was time to leave Colorado and build something of his own, San Diego became home. That decision ultimately led to Colepepper Plumbing, a family-owned San Diego plumbing company founded in 2014. Although Kenney brought years of plumbing experience with him, working in Southern California required some adjustment. In Colorado, water heaters, shut-off valves and other important plumbing components are often located in basements. Replacing a water heater can mean carefully hauling a heavy tank up a flight of stairs without damaging the home.CALIFORNIA DREAM