About Us

We are your One Stop Shop for all your home services needs!

Providing Southeast Wisconsin With Complete Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Services, Electrical Services and Carpentry

Our competitors have often asked if the drop of water on the side of our trucks represents a leak after we’ve completed our jobs. Actually, that drop represents the “tear of joy” our customers have from choosing our experienced team to take care of their plumbing, air conditioning, heating, refrigeration, electrical and carpentry needs.

We service Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee and the surrounding areas with full-service Plumbing, HVAC and Refrigeration repairs and installations. Our many years of combined experience offers our clients the trust that we have the knowledge and experience to perform your repair or installation. No job is too big or too small for our crew. We work with all clients including residential, commercial, industrial, property management, schools, government buildings or other real estate holdings. With our wide range of services, you can count on us to handle all of your mechanical needs.

Extreme situations require a committed response, so we are on call and ready to help you 24/7/365. Don’t wait for a problem to go from just bad to completely out of control. We are committed to servicing your needs in the most efficient and cost-conscious ways possible.

We Provide Expertise in Full-Service:

• Electrical
• Carpentry
• Plumbing
• Air Conditioning
• Heating
• Refrigeration

We Service Areas In or Around:

• Racine
• Kenosha
• Milwaukee
• Waukesha

Our talented and educated team is ready to assist southeastern Wisconsin, 24/7/365. Contact us to start working on your service related issues today.

Financing:

Building Waters is proud to provide financing through Payzer.

Our Story 

Building Waters was founded in 2011 by Wesley Rosenberg, a master plumber with more than 30 years of experience in the trade.

Wes grew up around the plumbing industry — his father was a plumber, and Wes learned the fundamentals of the trade from him before building a career of his own. For 18 years, he served as a master plumber for the Racine Unified School District, gaining hands-on experience maintaining critical systems in schools and public buildings across the district. That experience, combined with holding a commercial plumbing inspector's license, gave him both the technical depth and the reputation for reliability to strike out on his own.

In 2011, Wes put that experience to work for himself, founding Building Waters as a one-person operation run out of his own garage. He handled every call personally, working nights and weekends to make sure that when a customer needed help — regardless of the hour — someone was there to answer. That level of responsiveness became a defining principle of the company, and it's the reason Building Waters still operates a 24/7/365 emergency service model today.

As demand grew, so did the business. In 2015, Building Waters moved out of that garage and into a rented warehouse space on Lathrop Avenue in Racine, establishing its first dedicated offices and shop space to support a growing team. Two years later, in 2017, the company reached another milestone: with support from a local bank and the City of Racine, Wes purchased the building outright, cementing Building Waters' long-term presence in the community. One banker involved in the transaction described Building Waters as "the embodiment of the typical Racine area small business — talented, tough, and hard-working."

Today, Building Waters has grown into a team of approximately 30 employees and a fleet of 20 service vehicles, providing plumbing, heating and cooling, electrical, refrigeration, and carpentry services to residential, commercial, and industrial clients throughout Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee, and surrounding Counties.

Wes remains actively involved in day-to-day operations, continuing to work directly alongside his team. He is also a recognized voice on home repair topics in the community, having written "Ask the Expert," a weekly column in the Racine Journal Times, for many years — answering readers' plumbing, heating, and home maintenance questions with the same direct, practical guidance that has defined his approach since day one.

That combination of experience, responsiveness, and community investment has helped Building Waters earn recognition as Racine County's Best of Racine  for four consecutive years, along with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. The company's approach hasn't changed since Wes started it alone in his garage: show up, do the job right, and treat every customer's problem like it matters.

Our Team

Building Waters

Wesley
Owner and Founder of Building Waters

Wesley founded Building Waters, Inc back in 2011 after working in the plumbing industry for over 30 years. He is a master plumber and holds a commercial plumbing inspectors license. Wesley spent the majority of his plumbing career at Racine Unified which he left to start Building Waters, Inc. Wesley still serves his employees as the Head of the plumbing division and his clients as the onsite project quoting specialist.

Sharon
CFO and General Manager

Sharon came to Building Waters back in 2015 she brought with her an impressive skillset. She has been an integral part of the growth and success of our company. Sharon performed exceptionally in the role of Office Manager, Controller, Marketing specialist and an all-around operations guru for over 5 years before stepping up to take on the executive role of CFO and General Manager in 2021.

Dean
Plumber

Ted
Plumber

Ray
Plumber

John
Plumber

John
Journeyman Plumber

Noah
Plumber

Jayce
Plumber

Coel
Plumber

Justen
Plumber