When a pipe lets go or a drain backs up, you don't need a sales pitch, you need a licensed technician at your door with the right parts on the truck. That's what we run in Richmond every single day.
Behind Street Wise - Plumbing is a crew of journeyman and master plumbers who've worked on everything from century-old cast iron to brand-new PEX systems. We're insured for the job, licensed in VA, and we stand behind every repair with a written warranty.
We've trained our team to diagnose the actual cause, not just patch the symptom. A slow drain in a Richmond kitchen is rarely just the trap — it's often venting, slope, or a buildup problem further down the line, and we check all of it.
We keep a small, accountable roster rather than a rotating pool of subcontractors — the technician you talk to on the phone is trained to the same standard as the one who'll actually be standing in your Richmond kitchen.
Plumbing rarely fails without warning — it usually gives you a week or two of small signals before the big one. Watch for these.
When water's actively coming out somewhere it shouldn't, minutes matter more than money. Our on-call technicians in Richmond are dispatched with the parts and equipment to handle burst pipes, failed water heaters, and overflowing fixtures on the first trip.
Faucet replacements, garbage disposal swaps, toilet installs, and whole-house re-pipes — our residential division works on the full range of what a Richmond home needs, not just the easy jobs.
We work around your business hours where possible, not the other way around. Commercial clients across Richmond, VA rely on us for scheduled maintenance, backflow prevention compliance, and rapid response when a fixture goes down mid-shift.
Slow drains, recurring clogs, and sewer backups get diagnosed with real equipment — camera inspection and hydro-jetting — not guesswork. We'll show you exactly what's happening in the line before recommending a repair.
We repair and install both traditional tank and tankless water heaters, and we'll walk you through sizing so you're not overpaying for capacity you don't need.
Rather than opening walls on a hunch, our technicians run listening equipment across the suspected line first, marking the leak within a foot or two before any cutting begins.
Whether it's a single kitchen faucet swap or a full bathroom remodel's worth of fixtures, our team handles the rough-in and finish work in one visit where possible.
A live dispatcher takes your call, gets a read on the urgency, and starts routing the nearest available technician.
We route the closest qualified technician in Richmond, and you'll get a realistic arrival window instead of a vague "sometime today."
Before a wrench touches anything, you'll get a written, upfront price for the repair — no surprise line items after the fact.
Once the fix is complete and tested, you get a written warranty — if something related fails, we come back and make it right.
You approve a flat price before we start — never a rate that climbs once the job's already underway.
Our routing keeps trucks distributed across Richmond, VA so we can usually get to you same-day.
Every technician we send is licensed in VA and covered by full liability insurance — ask to see credentials on arrival.
If a repair we performed fails under normal use within the warranty period, we return and fix it at no charge.
"Pipe burst under the kitchen sink at 11pm and they still picked up. Tech had it shut off and temp-patched within the hour." — Homeowner, Richmond
"Camera'd the sewer line before recommending anything, which I appreciated — turned out to be roots, not a full replacement like the last company said." — Richmond resident
"Tankless conversion took half a day and they explained the sizing instead of just upselling the biggest unit." — Richmond customer
"Grease trap service scheduled around our closing hours so it never disrupted service." — Restaurant manager, Richmond
"Technician was straightforward about which repair was actually necessary versus which was optional. Didn't feel pushed." — Homeowner, Richmond
"Called about a sewer smell in the yard and they found a cracked cleanout instead of a full line problem — cheaper fix than I braced for." — Homeowner, Richmond
Our Richmond dispatch covers the surrounding neighborhoods and zip codes, with trucks staged to keep response times reasonable even during peak call volume.
Coverage extends past the city core to the surrounding suburbs and unincorporated pockets of Richmond, VA, so a request from just outside Richmond limits still gets routed to the nearest available truck rather than turned away.
Response time depends on current call volume, but our Richmond dispatch typically gets a technician on-site same-day, and often within a couple of hours for genuine emergencies.
Always. You'll know the price before we start, and that number doesn't move once you approve it.
Burst pipes, overflowing fixtures, failed water heaters, sewer backups, and no-water situations are all handled on an emergency basis, 24 hours a day.
Every technician holds a valid VA plumbing license and is covered under our liability and workers' compensation insurance.
Regularly. Richmond has a mix of older and newer housing stock, and our technicians are trained on galvanized, cast iron, copper, and PEX repair alike.
In most cases, yes — detection equipment narrows the leak to a small area before any concrete or flooring is disturbed.
Our technicians are trained across the major residential brands, whether you have a standard tank unit or a tankless system.
All work is backed by a written workmanship warranty — if the same issue recurs within that period, we return at no charge.
Emergency and after-hours calls are priced clearly at the time of dispatch — you'll always be told the rate before committing.
We cover Richmond and a broad radius of surrounding communities throughout Richmond, VA — see the coverage list below for specific zip codes.
In most cases, yes — trucks in Richmond carry common tank sizes, and a straightforward swap is usually completed the same day the call comes in.
We ask that someone be available to approve the written quote before work starts; after that, staying on-site is your choice, not a requirement.
Dispatch is standing by 24/7 across Richmond, VA — call +1-844-833-0201.
Call +1-844-833-0201