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Burst pipe or a leak in Richmond

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Area served: Richmond, VA and ZIP codes 23220, 23221, 23284, 23225, 23219, 23224, 23298, 23230.

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Two minutes before you send it

  • Find the main shutoff valve and turn it off if water is spreading.
  • Turn off power to any outlets or appliances that are getting wet.
  • Take a photo of where the water shows up and note when it started.

What Richmond requests usually start with

  • Water on the floor or ceiling
  • Drain backs up
  • Toilet keeps running
  • Pressure dropped

Send it as is. You can add the details right after, and they go straight into your request.

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What helps a pro most

  • Where the water is and when you first saw it
  • Whether you closed a shutoff valve
  • A photo of the leak, the drain or the fixture

How it works

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    Tell us about your job

    Pick the service and enter your ZIP code.

  2. 2

    Get connected

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  3. 3

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Richmond facts that shape the job

  • Richmond DPU's high-bill guidance names toilets as a frequent cause, says a running toilet can waste up to 200 gallons a day, and suggests a food-coloring test in the tank plus checking that the water sits about half an inch below the overflow tube.Source: www.rva.gov, checked 2026-10
  • FEMA's National Risk Index rates cold wave risk in Richmond city, VA as relatively low. Only 5 of the 53 other cities we cover sit in counties with the same cold wave rating. During a cold wave, let a faucet on an outside wall drip and open the cabinet doors under sinks.Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), Richmond city, VA, checked 2026-10
  • Winter heating load in Richmond runs to roughly 3,736 heating degree days in a normal year (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Measured at the Richmond Intl Ap (VA) station. Heating load like that also means long stretches where pipes in outside walls and crawl spaces sit near freezing.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00013740, checked 2026-10
  • Lows at or below 32 F come on roughly 74 days a year around Richmond.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00013740, checked 2026-10
  • Richmond permits are handled by the City's Bureau of Permits and Inspections (Planning and Development Review) at 900 E. Broad St., Room 108, Richmond, VA 23219, with walk-in permit center hours of 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on weekdays.Source: rva.gov, checked 2026-10

Requests from across Richmond

Wherever you are in Richmond, tell us your ZIP and we connect you with an independent local pro who works your area.

ZIP codes we take requests from: 23220, 23221, 23284, 23225, 23219, 23224, 23298, 23230.

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