How pricing works
What drives the price
A water heater swap is priced on a few things. We tell you which ones apply to your house.
Tank size and fuel: electric or gas
Where it sits: garage, closet or attic, and how hard it is to reach
What the house needs to meet code: venting, a drain pan, an expansion tank, a permit
Whether the old shutoff valves and connectors are fit to reuse
What the estimate includes, and what it doesn't
Not on the written price: repairing a closet wall, ceiling or floor that water already damaged, or new electrical or gas lines beyond the heater itself. What is on it:
The heater and the labor
New connectors and fittings
The permit, when the city asks for one
Hauling the old tank away
What happens at the visit
A plumber checks the tank, the fittings and the label, then tells you repair or replace and why. A visit fee covers the trip and the diagnosis. If you hire us for the work that day, it is credited to the job.
After hours
We don't run nights or Sundays, so there is no after-hours rate. If a tank is leaking when we're closed, shut the cold-water valve on top of it and call when we open.
When you get the number
Before any work starts, in writing, by text or on paper. The swap is a flat price once we've seen the label and the spot. If opening a wall or lifting the tank shows something new, we stop and ask first.
Short answers about money
Will I get a price before you start?
Yes. We write it down and text it to you, and work starts only after you say yes.
Does the visit fee come off the job?
When you hire us for the work that day, yes.
Do you charge more on weekends?
We work Saturday morning at the same rates and don't work Sundays, so there is no after-hours rate.
Want the number now?
Text a photo of the label. You'll hear the visit fee first, then the price for both repair and replace.