Water where it belongs.
Plumbing and drain service for homes and commercial buildings. Real price ranges before we come out, two-hour arrival windows, and a person on the emergency line at 3am.
Licensed master plumber
PC & MP registered
2-year labor warranty
On every job
Upfront price ranges
Published, not hidden
Live from the shop
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Not sure what it's called? Start here.
Pick the symptom. We'll ask a question or two, tell you how urgent it is, and walk you through what to do in the next five minutes — before you pay anyone anything.
Gas smell
Rotten eggs, hissing
NowWater where it shouldn't be
Spraying, dripping, ceiling stain
NowTodayCan waitNo hot water
Or it runs out fast
TodayBacked-up drain
Slow, gurgling, overflowing
Can waitNowTodayFrozen pipe
No water on a cold morning
NowTodayToilet keeps running
Or refills on its own
Can waitLow water pressure
Whole house or one tap
Can waitSewer smell
Inside or in the yard
Can waitToday
Homes and commercial buildings.
- From $179
Drains & sewer
Clogs, main line backups, camera inspections, and trenchless sewer repair.
- From $149
Water heaters
Repair, replacement and tankless installs — altitude-rated and permitted.
- From $395
Water lines & repiping
Service lines, main shutoffs, PRVs, and repiping galvanized or polybutylene homes.
- From $189
Leaks & fixtures
Leak detection, faucets, toilets, disposals and sump pumps.
- From $149
Gas lines
Leak testing and new lines for ranges, dryers, grills and fire pits.
- From $149
Emergency & frozen pipes
24/7 burst pipes, backups, and no-water calls — answered by a person.
Prices before we come out.
Most plumbers won't put a number on their website. We publish typical ranges for our most common jobs, and confirm your exact price on site before any work starts.
See the full price book- Clear one sink, tub or toilet clogDrains & sewer$179–$299
- Clear the main sewer line (cable)Drains & sewer$249–$449
- Sewer camera inspection, with videoDrains & sewer$199–$349
- Replace 40–50 gal gas tank water heaterWater heaters$1,850–$3,200
- Replace pressure-reducing valve (PRV)Water lines$450–$850
- Backflow test, per assemblyCommercial$95–$150
Tools we wish every homeowner had.
Free, no sign-up, built on Denver Water's own rules and the manufacturers' own serial codes.
Whose pipe is it?
Tap through a Denver lot and see which pipes the utility fixes — and which ones are yours.
Open the toolHow old is my water heater?
Type the serial number off the label. We'll decode the build date and tell you how much life is left.
Open the toolFreeze Watch
Denver's 7-day lows, flagged when pipes are at risk, with a checklist to get ahead of it.
Open the tool
The boring promises that matter at 3am.
Licensed in Colorado
- Plumbing contractorPC #0009417 (sample)
- Master plumberMP #00312086 (sample)
- Certified backflow testerASSE 5110 (sample)
Locally owned. Not private equity.
Headgate is owned by the master plumber who started it. No call-center quotas from out of state.
Plumbers who aren't on commission
Our plumbers are paid hourly. They don't earn more by selling you a water heater you don't need.
Two-hour arrival windows
Not “sometime between 8 and 5.” We text when your plumber is 30 minutes out, with their name.
2-year labor warranty
If our work fails, we come back and fix it at no charge. In writing, on every invoice.
From the invoice file
Illustrative reviews — Headgate is a concept company.
Main line backup
“The dispatcher walked me to the shutoff on the phone before the truck even left. Dale showed me the camera footage of the roots and gave me three prices, not one.”
— Homeowner, Park Hill
Commercial account
“We run two kitchens. Headgate jets our lines on a schedule, files our backflow reports, and hasn't made us close for a plumbing problem in two years.”
— Restaurant owner, RiNo
Water heater replacement
“The price on the website was the price on the invoice. Water heater swapped by 2pm, permit handled, old tank gone.”
— Homeowner, Lakewood
Are we in your neighborhood?
Same-day windows across Denver and the inner suburbs.
Denver · Aurora · Lakewood · Englewood · Wheat Ridge · Edgewater · Glendale · Arvada · Commerce City · Littleton · and 10 more
Pick a two-hour window.
Choose what's wrong and when works. You'll get a service ticket with your plumber's name and a text when they're 30 minutes out.