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A burst or frozen pipe can cause extensive water damage in a matter of minutes if not addressed immediately. Our experienced plumbers provide fast, reliable pipe repair services to locate the source of the leak and restore your plumbing system as quickly as possible. Whether your pipes have frozen during the winter or burst due to age, corrosion, or high water pressure, we respond promptly to minimize damage to your home or business. Water belongs inside your plumbing system—not on your floors, walls, or ceilings. Don’t wait for the damage to spread; contact us for immediate professional assistance.
We respond quickly to burst and frozen pipe emergencies using proven repair methods, quality materials, and professional workmanship to restore your plumbing system with minimal disruption.
We stand behind every emergency pipe repair with prompt service, honest communication, and dependable plumbing solutions that help protect your property from further water damage.
A frozen pipe and a burst pipe often come one after the other. Water expands when it freezes, and the pressure can split the pipe or push a fitting apart. The leak often starts only when the ice melts.
Signs of a frozen pipe:
Signs of a burst pipe:
Pipes freeze where cold air reaches them: in outside walls, under kitchen and bathroom sinks on outside walls, in crawl spaces, in garages, near the rim joist at the top of the basement wall, and in the pipe to an outside tap.
If a pipe has burst: shut off the main water valve if you can reach it safely. Then open a cold tap at the lowest point in the house to drain the lines. Stay away from water near outlets, the electrical panel and light fixtures, and stay out from under a sagging ceiling.
If a pipe is frozen but not leaking:
Before you start, find the main valve and make sure you can reach it. The pipe may already be split, and the leak can start as the ice melts. If water appears, shut the valve. If you cannot find the frozen section, or it is inside a wall, call us.
We find the leak and replace the damaged section of pipe. A pipe that froze can be damaged in more than one place, so watch for new drips once the water is back on. We explain what we found before we start. A leak that did not come from the cold is on our leak repair in Barrie page.
A burst pipe needs burst and frozen pipe repair now. Shut off the water and call a Barrie emergency plumber. We are open 24 hours. For prevention work, use our contact page.
A frozen pipe: on a very cold day, one tap gives no water or only a trickle while other taps work, or you see frost on a pipe in a basement, a crawl space or a garage. A burst pipe: water spraying, dripping or running from a pipe, a wall or a ceiling, a wet spot on drywall that grows, or the sound of running water when every tap is off. The leak often starts only when the ice melts.
Shut off the main water valve if you can reach it safely. Then open a cold tap at the lowest point in the house to drain the lines. Stay away from water near outlets, the electrical panel and light fixtures, stay out from under a sagging ceiling, and call us. We are open 24 hours.
If the pipe is not leaking and you can see it, yes. First find the main valve and make sure you can reach it, because the pipe may already be split and the leak can start as the ice melts. Open the tap the pipe feeds. Warm the pipe slowly with a hair dryer, warm towels or warm air in the room, starting near the tap and working back. Never use a torch or any open flame, keep a space heater away from anything that can burn, and do not use a hair dryer or heater near standing water. If you cannot find the frozen section, or it is inside a wall, call us.
Where cold air reaches them: in outside walls, under kitchen and bathroom sinks on outside walls, in crawl spaces, in garages, near the rim joist at the top of the basement wall, and in the pipe to an outside tap.
Keep the heat on in the whole house, also when you go away. On very cold nights, open the cabinet doors under sinks on outside walls and let a slow drip run from a cold tap fed by a pipe on an outside wall. Seal gaps where cold air gets to pipes and insulate pipes in unheated spaces. Before winter, disconnect garden hoses. For a standard outside tap, close its shut-off valve inside the house, then open the outside tap to drain it.
