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24/7 Emergency Plumbing in Tacoma

Tacoma, WA · Pierce County

Rooter-Man Plumbing of Tacoma offers 24/7 emergency plumbing in Tacoma from our base on the city's southeast side, and a real person answers the phone 24/7.

  • Family- and veteran-owned
  • Licensed, bonded and insured
  • 20+ years of trusted local service

At a glance

From our base near Midland and Summit we cover North End, Hilltop, South Tacoma and Northeast Tacoma. A $49 diagnostic fee finds the cause and is waived when you approve the repair. You get a flat-rate price before any work begins.

  • Home base

    Our crews work from Tacoma's southeast side.

  • 12 areas

    Served across Pierce, King and Thurston counties.

  • 24/7

    A real person answers the phone.

  • Mon–Sat

    8 AM to 5 PM. Night visits carry an after-hours fee.

Signs your Tacoma home needs 24/7 emergency plumbing

  • Water spraying from a pipe
  • Sewage coming up a drain
  • Major leak through a ceiling
  • No water anywhere in the house
  • Frozen pipes in a cold snap
  • Water heater pouring water

Water where it should not be? Call now. A real person answers 24/7 and can talk you through the shutoff. Call (253) 600-1335

How long it takes

Phone answered24 hours, 7 days
Burst pipe repair1 to 3 hours typical
Main line backup cleared1 to 3 hours typical

Typical times on site. Our base is here in Tacoma.

Emergency Plumbing in Tacoma: what is different here

A burst pipe in a North End crawlspace or a sewage backup through an old Hilltop clay line does not wait for a convenient time. Phones are answered 24/7 by a real person, and we dispatch help as soon as possible from our base on Tacoma's southeast side. After-hours visits carry an extra fee.

Where we work in Tacoma

  • North End
  • Stadium District
  • Proctor District
  • Hilltop
  • South Tacoma
  • Eastside
  • Northeast Tacoma
  • West End
  • Fern Hill
  • McKinley Hill
  • Lincoln District
  • Old Town

How the job runs

  1. Call any hour

    A real person answers 24/7. We help you shut off the water and stay safe while help is on the way.
  2. We dispatch help

    We dispatch a licensed, background-checked technician as soon as possible. Outside regular hours, an after-hours fee applies.
  3. Stop it, then price it

    We stop the damage first. Then you get a flat-rate price for the full repair before work begins.
  4. Fix and clean up

    We make the repair, test it and clean up. We also tell you what could prevent the next one.

Talk to us about 24/7 emergency plumbing in Tacoma

A real person answers 24/7. You get a flat-rate price before any work begins.

What affects the price

Type of emergencyA split supply pipe is a different job than a main sewer backup.
Where the problem isPipes inside walls, ceilings or under slabs take more work to reach.
Working in TacomaOur base is on Tacoma's southeast side, so we are already in town.

Emergency Plumbing questions in Tacoma

A real person does, and your call reaches the owner, not a call center. Phones are answered 24/7 for Tacoma emergencies. While you wait, shut off the main water valve if you can. We dispatch help as soon as possible, and night visits carry an after-hours fee.

Here is what is typical once we are on site. Phone answered: 24 hours, 7 days. Burst pipe repair: 1 to 3 hours typical. Our base is here in Tacoma, so we are never far away. We confirm timing with you when you book.

In many South Sound homes it is where the water line enters the house, often in a crawlspace, garage, basement or near the water heater. Some homes also have a valve at the meter by the street. Find it now and make sure it turns, before you need it.

Emergency Plumbing in Tacoma

A real person answers 24/7, and our regular hours are Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM.