Emergency Plumbing
Burst pipe at midnight? Sewer backing up on a Sunday? We answer the phone around the clock and dispatch a licensed plumber, not a call center.
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24/7 Emergency Service

Fredericksburg · VA
Burst pipe at midnight or a slow drain that's been nagging you for weeks — we answer the phone, show up when we said we would, and explain the work in plain English before you pay for it.
Local knowledge
Fredericksburg isn't just any town. A 200-year-old house downtown might share a water main with a townhouse built last year, and the right repair in one is the wrong repair in the other.
Water in the Rappahannock region carries real mineral content. It scales the bottom of your water heater tank, clogs shower heads and aerators, and is the main reason a tank rated for twelve years gives eight or nine here. Flush yours annually — it genuinely adds years.
The clay around here swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and that seasonal movement works on rigid sewer joints year after year. It's why bellies and offset joints show up in laterals that were laid perfectly well.
Cast iron stacks in the Historic District, mid-century copper near the college, PEX manifolds in Spotsylvania subdivisions, and private wells out toward Caroline. We work on all four in a normal week — the tools overlap, the judgment doesn't.
Expert tip
If your Fredericksburg home was built before 1970, have your main water line inspected for galvanized pipe corrosion. Catching it early prevents a catastrophic leak and thousands in water damage — and it is the difference between replacing pipe on your schedule and replacing it at eleven o'clock on a Saturday night.
What we do
From an after-hours burst pipe to a whole-house repipe in a 1920s bungalow. Every service below is work we do ourselves, with licensed plumbers and permits where they're required.
Burst pipe at midnight? Sewer backing up on a Sunday? We answer the phone around the clock and dispatch a licensed plumber, not a call center.
Learn moreFrom a slow kitchen sink to a main line packed with roots — we clear it, camera it, and show you what caused it so it does not come back next month.
Learn moreRepair when it makes sense, replace when it does not. Permitted installs, code-correct venting, and an honest read on how much life your tank has left.
Learn moreEndless hot water and a twenty-year service life — when the gas line, venting and water quality are handled correctly. We do all three or we tell you not to.
Learn moreRoots, bellies, collapsed clay — we camera the line, locate the defect to the foot, and show you the footage before we quote a single option.
Learn moreRusty water, dropping pressure, leak after leak. When patching stops making sense, we replace the supply system — with real care for plaster and trim in older homes.
Learn moreWe find the leak before we open anything. Acoustic listening, thermal imaging and pressure isolation mean one precise opening instead of exploratory demolition.
Learn moreThe service our customers name most in their reviews. Running toilets, rocking bowls, failed wax rings and clean replacements — done right the first time.
Learn moreKitchen and bath fixtures installed cleanly and correctly — including the shower valve work most handymen will not touch and shutoffs that actually shut off.
Learn moreThe one appliance in your house that only matters on the worst day. Correct sizing, a real backup, and a pump that has actually been tested.
Learn moreTest first, then treat. We measure what is actually in your water before recommending equipment — because the wrong system solves nothing and costs plenty.
Learn morePermitted, pressure-tested gas work by licensed gas fitters. New appliance runs, generator feeds, outdoor kitchens — sized correctly and inspected.
Learn moreHumming, jammed, leaking or dead. Most disposals can be freed in minutes — and when they cannot, we swap them and fix the drain plumbing while we are under there.
Learn moreFor the many homes out in Spotsylvania, Caroline and King George on private wells — pumps, pressure tanks, switches and the pressure problems they cause.
Learn moreRestaurants, retail, offices and multi-family. Grease traps, backflow devices, commercial water heaters and the code compliance an inspector will actually check.
Learn moreOlder homes
Nobody else in this market talks about the historic district's plumbing specifically. We work in it constantly, and the houses have a shared set of problems worth knowing about before one of them wakes you up.
No appointment, no sales call. If two or more come back badly, that is worth a conversation.
A gauge that threads onto a hose bib costs about ten dollars. With everything else off, open the bib fully. Under 40 PSI in an older home points at corroded pipe, not the municipal supply.
After the system has sat overnight. A rust or tea-colored tint that clears in twenty seconds means water is picking up corrosion from inside your pipes.
Find the low-flow indicator and watch it for a minute with every fixture, the ice maker and any irrigation shut down. Any movement at all means an active leak.
A few drops of food coloring in the tank, no flushing, check the bowl in twenty minutes. Color in the bowl is a leaking flapper — the largest silent water waste in most houses.
Confirm it works and that every adult in the house can operate it. In a burst pipe emergency, the five minutes spent hunting for it is the difference between mopping and rebuilding.
More on this in our guides to replacing galvanized pipe in a historic home and plumbing in the Downtown Fredericksburg historic district.
Why homeowners call us back
Most of what separates plumbing companies isn't the wrench work. It's whether you knew the price before it happened, and whether anyone told you the truth about what you actually needed.
Every call — including 2 a.m. emergencies — is run by our own licensed plumbers. Nobody gets sent to your house who is over their head, and we hand you our license number before we start.
You approve a real number in writing before a wrench turns. No hidden fees, no discovering the price on the invoice, and no pressure to decide while we're standing there.
Galvanized supply downtown, cast iron stacks in mid-century homes, PEX manifolds in new Spotsylvania builds, and private wells out toward Caroline. Different houses, different answers.
Plenty of "dead" water heaters need a forty-dollar part. Plenty of sewer lines don't need replacing. We say so, and we lose the bigger ticket, because that's how you get called again.
Confirmation by text and email, a heads-up when we're on the way, and tighter arrival windows than the industry standard. It's what our reviews mention most.
Water heaters, gas lines and sewer work get permitted and inspected. Skipping that saves a small fee today and hands you a problem at resale and during any insurance claim.
No surprises
Cost is the number one reason people put off calling a plumber, and most of this industry answers the question with silence. Here is ours, in plain terms.
You approve a real number in writing before a wrench turns. Not a range, not a verbal — an itemized document you can read, question, and take to somebody else if you want to.
Before we come out, not after. Finding the problem is the work — acoustic leak location and camera inspection are real time and real equipment. You'll know that number before you agree to a visit.
Water heaters, repipes, sewer repairs, treatment equipment — if you're pricing a system replacement, the estimate costs you nothing. That's a different thing from a diagnostic call, and we don't blur the two.
Any company that gives you a hard number over the phone is either padding it to cover the unknowns or planning to revise it in your driveway. We'd rather tell you exactly what the estimate depends on so you can judge whether one is fair.
Plenty of "dead" water heaters need a forty-dollar thermocouple. Plenty of sewer lines don't need replacing. We say so and lose the bigger ticket, because that's how you get called again.
Water heaters, gas lines, sewer work and repiping are permitted and inspected in the City of Fredericksburg and surrounding counties. You'll see the fee itemized rather than folded into one number — or quietly skipped.
Our promise: you'll always get a written, itemized estimate before we start. No hidden fees, no upsells, no surprises.
Credentials
You're inviting someone into your home. You should be able to check them out first — and every legitimate plumber will hand over their license number without hesitation. Ask us for ours on any estimate; we give it to you before we start.
A licensed Virginia plumbing contractor carrying liability coverage on every job. Ask for the license number on any estimate — we hand it over before we start.
An unpermitted install becomes your problem at resale and during any insurance claim. The inspection is also a second qualified set of eyes on gas and venting work.
Every call — including 2 a.m. emergencies — is run by our own licensed plumbers. The names in our reviews are the people who show up at your door.
Every repair and installation is backed by a workmanship guarantee, with the specific terms in writing at the time of service.
Locally owned & operated
Our shop is on Potomac Avenue in Fredericksburg — which means when a supply line lets go on a Sunday morning in the 22405, we're minutes away instead of dispatching from Northern Virginia.
All Pro Plumbing LLC isn't a franchise. We're a small local crew, and the names in our Google reviews — Craig, Jason — are the people who show up at your door. That's deliberate. It's also why we won't stand in your flooded basement at midnight and pitch you a whole-house repipe.
What we will do is fix what broke, tell you honestly what we saw, and let you decide about the rest in daylight.

Where we work
City of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George and Caroline — plus the communities and neighborhoods in between. Each area page covers the plumbing issues specific to that housing stock.
Original cast iron stacks and galvanized supply, plaster over wood lath, and clay laterals with a joint every few feet under a mature tree canopy.
Mid-century copper old enough to start producing pinhole leaks, and original cast iron drains that get slower every year rather than clogging outright.
Sound modern materials, so the conversation is hard water and first-cycle equipment — plus the occasional PVC lateral that settled into a belly after construction.
Some of the oldest housing in the region, river-adjacent crawl spaces that take on water, and hose bibs that split inside the wall every January.
Private wells and propane. Waterlogged pressure tanks cause more service calls out here than failing pumps — and get misdiagnosed as pumps constantly.
1990s and 2000s subdivisions aging on a shared clock: original sump pumps, seized angle stops, and polybutylene supply worth identifying if you have it.
Emergencies
Not every leak needs a 3 a.m. call, and we'll tell you when something can safely wait until morning at a normal rate. That honesty costs us a little revenue and buys a lot of repeat customers. Here's where the line sits for us:
After-hours rates are higher — we tell you the number before we dispatch, not on the invoice. Full detail on our emergency plumbing service page.
Everything else is secondary. Main shutoff is usually where the supply enters the basement or crawl space, often near the water heater — or a garage wall in slab-built homes.
If water is near outlets or a panel, shut the relevant breakers — but only if you can reach the panel without standing in water.
Gas control to off, or its breaker for an electric unit. An electric heater that keeps heating an empty tank destroys its elements in minutes.
Once the main is closed, open several taps and flush a toilet. That drains the remaining water somewhere controlled instead of through the break.
No torch, no propane heater, no heat gun. That is how a frozen pipe becomes a structure fire. A hair dryer or space heater, worked from the faucet end back.
What your neighbors say
These are verbatim from our Google Business Profile. The words that come up most are prompt, professional, and honest — which is about the best summary of what we're aiming for.
5.0 average from 26 Google reviews
“The communication with All Pro was top notch. Appointment was verified via text and email and I was notified when plumbers were on their way. Both were very professional and informative. Problem was discovered and fixed. Area was clean when they finished. I definitely recommend and will utilize their services again if needed.”
“Craig came and repaired a toilet leak in my Momma's house. The bolts in the tank were old and rusty and had caused a leak. While doing so he noticed the flapper seal wasn't sufficient and replaced that at the same time. Thought we had issues with a second toilet but Craig checked over before leaving and all was fine with that one. Very efficient and pleased. Will definitely call on them again if the need arises.”
“Great work today Jason! Thank you for being so prompt, friendly and doing such a good job! We are so thankful to have all of our leaky toilets fixed!”
From our plumbers
Cost guides, repair-versus-replace decisions and the maintenance that actually prevents emergencies — written by the people who run the calls.

Nearly every emergency we run was preventable. Here is the season-by-season list — most of it free, most of it under ten minutes an item.
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Two questions narrow this down fast: is it everywhere or one fixture, and did it happen suddenly or over years? The answers point straight at the cause.
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The first five minutes matter more than how fast the plumber drives. Here is exactly what to do, in order, and the two mistakes that make it worse.
Read the guide →Find us
Our shop is on Potomac Avenue, just across the Rappahannock from downtown. Call for same-day scheduling or send the form and we'll get back to you.
All Pro Plumbing LLC1101 Potomac Ave Ste C, Fredericksburg, VA 22405
Get Directions24/7 emergency plumbing — we answer the phone around the clock.
Tell us what's going on and we'll get back to you with a real answer — not a sales pitch. For emergencies, call +1 (207) 419-2600.
Common questions
Yes. All Pro Plumbing LLC is a licensed and insured Virginia plumbing contractor, and we carry liability coverage on every job. Ask for our license number on any estimate — we hand it over before we start, and you can verify any Virginia contractor licence through the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation's public lookup.
We are based on Potomac Avenue in Fredericksburg and serve the City of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Stafford County, King George County and Caroline County, plus parts of Westmoreland, Orange and southern Prince William. If you are near the edge of that range, call — we will tell you honestly whether we are the right people or whether someone closer would serve you better.
Estimates for system replacements — water heaters, repipes, sewer repairs, treatment equipment — are free. Diagnostic service calls carry a fee that is disclosed on the phone before we come out, because finding the problem is the work. You approve a written, itemized price before any repair begins.
Yes. We answer around the clock for genuine emergencies — burst pipes, sewer backups, no hot water in freezing weather, water you cannot stop. After-hours rates are higher and we tell you the number before dispatching. If your problem can safely wait until morning at a normal rate, we will say so.
You get a written, itemized estimate before any work begins, and nothing starts until you approve it. What we will not do is quote a firm number over the phone without seeing the job — that is either padded to cover the unknowns or revised once the truck is in your driveway. Neither is fair to you.
Yes, for the work that requires them — water heater replacement, gas line work, sewer repairs and repiping in the City of Fredericksburg and surrounding counties. Skipping permits saves a small fee now and hands you a problem at resale and during any insurance claim. The inspection is also a second set of qualified eyes on work whose failure can hurt somebody.
Regularly, and it is some of our favourite work. Older Fredericksburg homes need a different approach — routing around plaster and original trim wherever possible, planning wall openings deliberately rather than exploring, and understanding how galvanized and cast iron behave. We put the expected openings and the patching scope in writing before we start.
We stand behind every repair and installation with a workmanship guarantee, and we will tell you the specific terms in writing at the time of service. If something we did is not right, come back to us — that is on us to make right.
It depends on where you are and what else is active on the board, so we give you a realistic window on the phone rather than a marketing number. Addresses inside the City of Fredericksburg, Falmouth and Ferry Farm are minutes from our Potomac Avenue shop. Further out — Caroline, King George, the Northern Neck — is a genuine drive and we say so. If someone closer can reach you faster, we will tell you that too.
Mainstream, widely serviceable brands — the kind whose parts sit on the shelf at any local supply house on a Saturday. That matters more than the badge on the front: an exotic unit with a great spec sheet is a bad deal for you if nobody within fifty miles stocks its gas valve. If you have a brand preference, or you have already bought the unit, tell us before we order anything.
Same-day service available
Call and a real person picks up. Tell us what's happening and we'll tell you honestly whether it's an emergency, what it's likely to cost, and when we can be there.