Burst pipe, backed-up drain or no hot water in Richmond? Call now and get help today.
Repairs, replacements and installs — pick what you need.
A wet spot in the yard and low pressure inside usually means the service line. We locate it before breaking ground.
Hidden leaks under slabs, inside walls and out in the yard, found with pressure tests and listening gear before anything is opened.
Burst pipes, sewage backups and no-water calls in Richmond answered around the clock, starting with getting your main shutoff closed.
No hot water in Richmond? Most units under eight years old are worth repairing and we will tell you when yours is not.
New disposal installed in Richmond with the mounting and the dishwasher connection done properly.
Primary pump plus battery backup installed in Richmond, tested by filling the pit before we leave.
Failing galvanized, polybutylene and corroded copper in Richmond replaced with new copper or PEX, room by room.
Grease, roots or a broken section — the Richmond drain gets cleared and you find out which one it was.
Well pumps, pressure tanks and pressure switches around Richmond repaired and replaced for homes on private water.
Softeners, filtration and treatment for Richmond homes, sized off an actual water test rather than a sales script.
A dripping shower usually needs a cartridge, not a wall opened up. We try the smaller fix first in Richmond.
Main sewer line breaks in Richmond camera-inspected first, then spot repaired or replaced, trenchless where depth allows.
A split line can put hundreds of gallons into a Richmond house in an hour. Emergency repair available day or night.
New toilet installation in Richmond including haul-away of the old one and a proper seal at the floor.
Gas leaks located and repaired in Richmond, plus new lines run to ranges, dryers, water heaters and grills.
Gene Wagner started this company in 1998 with one truck and a licence, and the first customers were neighbors. That is still the shape of the work in a city like Richmond — you show up, you do it right, and the next call comes from the person next door.
Homes around Richmond, Illinois tend to be older and further apart, which changes the job. Longer water service runs, more private wells, more frozen pipe calls in January. A plumber who only works new construction is out of his depth here.
The parts of the job that are easy to skip and we do not.
This started as two people and a truck in 1998 and grew on water, sewer and drain work. Nearly three decades in one trade, not a franchise name bought off a shelf last year.
Told you need a full repipe or a new sewer line? Get it looked at again. Sometimes it is a smaller fix, and sometimes we confirm the first plumber was right so you can spend with confidence.
You hear the number before a wrench moves. No hourly meter running while you stand there, and no discovering the real cost after the wall is open.
Sewer and drain problems get a camera down the line first, and you see the screen. Nobody trenches a yard on a guess when a fifteen minute look will show the break.
Every job goes to a licensed, insured plumbing contractor who pulls the permits your town requires. Licence numbers are on the invoice, not buried on a webpage.
Straight answers to the things people call and ask first.
Yes, and it starts with an actual water test rather than a guess. Hardness, iron and sulfur all need different equipment, so the Richmond system gets sized off what is really in your water.
Under about eight years old with a bad element, thermostat or valve, repair is usually the better money in Richmond. Past twelve years, or if the tank itself is weeping, replacement is the honest answer and we will say so.
You get a price for the repair before any work starts, not an hourly meter that runs while you watch. The diagnostic visit in Richmond is quoted up front on the phone, and if you approve the repair that visit charge goes toward the job.
We do. If someone has told you the house needs a full repipe or a new sewer line, a Richmond second opinion either finds you a smaller fix or confirms the first diagnosis so you can buy with confidence.
That is the classic hidden leak — usually a slab leak, an underground service line, or a toilet flapper passing water quietly all night. A Richmond leak detection visit puts a pressure gauge on the system and finds it without digging up the yard first.
Yes. Every Richmond job goes to a licensed, insured plumbing contractor who pulls the permits your municipality requires. Licence numbers are on the invoice and available before the truck rolls.
Real feedback from real plumbing calls.
"Got a quote elsewhere for a full repipe at five figures. Second opinion here found two bad sections and a pressure regulator. Cost me a fraction of the first number."
"Our water smelled like sulfur since we moved in. They tested it instead of guessing, put in the right filtration, and the smell was gone the same day."
"Old cast iron stack was leaking behind the wall. They cut it out and put in new, and were careful about dust with plastic and a fan. That mattered with a baby in the house."
We cover the surrounding towns too.