Emergency plumbing
A pipe that has split, a toilet spilling onto the floor or sewage rising through a basement drain. Call us, and the first thing we do is help you close the right valve.
Plumbers in Denver
At Denver Plumbers, we make plumbing quick and easy for homeowners and property managers alike. Our proven methods include a decade of experience, reliable professionals, guaranteed work, and affordable pricing. Call now for a free, personalized quote, no obligation.
For us, every project is unique and we always focus on your home's needs. Whether you are refreshing one unit or preparing a larger renovation, we begin with the building's use and the desired end result. Water heaters, drains, sewer laterals and water service lines all get their own place in our careful planning. Scroll down to learn more about plumbing and our unique approach.
- Free quotes by phone
- Tank and tankless water heaters
- Sewer laterals and water service lines
- Denver and six nearby cities
Emergency plumbingWater heater repair and installationDrain cleaningLeak detection and slab leaksSewer line repairRepiping and water linesToilet, faucet and fixture repair
Home plumbing services
Water heater repair and installation
Gas and electric heaters, with a tank or without one. We trace no-heat and leak problems, replace failed parts, and swap or add heaters under the permit the city requires.
Drain cleaning
Clogs anywhere from a bathroom basin to the main line leaving the house. We open the pipe, and if the same fixture backs up again, a camera run tells us why.
Leak detection and slab leaks
Water you can hear, or see the stain of, but can’t trace. We pin it down inside walls, under floors and along the buried line from the meter pit before anything is opened.
Sewer line repair
Inspection by camera from the cleanout, then the repair the video calls for, from clearing roots to a brand-new lateral out to the City’s main.
Repiping and water lines
New PEX or copper for the whole house or for a single failing branch, plus a fresh buried line from the meter pit to the foundation.
Toilet, faucet and fixture repair
A toilet that runs, a tap that drips, a shower that can’t hold its temperature, a disposal that hums and does nothing. We put a price on each of these before any work starts.
Denver’s older housing
Pick a Denver house at random and there is better than a 3 in 10 chance it was already standing in 1959. The city’s median year built is 1974.
The age of a house says little about the pipe inside it. Some older homes still carry their first supply and drain lines, and others were replumbed decades ago. We look at the pipe that is actually there before we suggest any work.
Who looks after which pipe in Denver
Denver Water maintains the water mains under the street. The service line that feeds your house, and the meter pit it runs through, belong to you as the property owner.
The sewer side follows the same pattern. The City and County of Denver maintains only the main public sewers, and your lateral is yours to keep up, right up to and including the tap where it joins the main.
Our process
Tell us what is wrong
Tell us the room, the fixture and what changed. If water is still running, closing a valve comes before anything else, and we walk you through where to find it.
Get your free quote
Pricing a dripping tap takes a description and nothing more. Hidden leaks, sewer trouble and repipes are inspected first. Whichever it is, the quote is free and in your hands before work begins.
Repair and inspection
Once you agree, the plumber completes the job, runs water through it to prove it holds, and tidies up. Permitted work in Denver gets the city inspection that permit calls for.
Plumbing permits in Denver
For single-family homes and duplexes, Denver lists water heaters and water service lines among its quick permits. Sewer work is tighter. No building sewer may be repaired or replaced until a Sewer Inspection Permit is issued, and the City issues one only to a person it has licensed for that work.
Planning to do the plumbing yourself? Denver has homeowners pass an exam before they start, though a Colorado plumbing license can stand in for it.
Free plumbing tools
Five free tools on this site help you plan. Shopping for a heater? Our size calculator works out the tank your household needs, and the tankless flow calculator does the same for units without one, allowing for Denver’s cold incoming water. To date the heater you have now, put its label code into our serial number decoder. Before a Denver cold snap, the freeze risk checker is worth a minute. For the buried pipe out to the main, the sewer line age checker estimates its age from the year your house was built.
Frequently asked questions
Does a plumber need a state license?
It does. Plumbing is a licensed trade in Colorado at every level, residential, journeyworker and master, and working without that license is not allowed. To confirm one, check with the Division of Professions and Occupations, home of the State Plumbing Board.
Who pays to fix the sewer line under my yard?
In Denver, the property owner does. The lateral is the owner’s responsibility from the house to the main, the tap included, while the City looks after the public sewer mains.
Can you price a job over the phone?
For small, visible problems, yes. Tell us the fixture and what it is doing, and we can price it on the call. Leaks behind walls, a backed-up main or a whole repipe need an inspection first, so the number matches the job.
How cold does Denver get for pipes?
Cold enough to matter. Over a year, Denver logs about 146 days at 32°F or lower, and its average January low is 19°F. Pipes outside the heated part of the house are at risk first, from hose spigots to lines in a garage.
Serving Denver and nearby cities
We also serve Broomfield, Commerce City, Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster and Centennial. Call us for confirmation if your address is outside the area.
Call for a free plumbing quote
Call us and tell us what is going on and where you are. The call is free, and you get a free, personalized quote with no obligation. We're here to help.
Call (855) 321-3426