Front Royal based, working Occoquan and all of Prince William County

Plumber in Occoquan, VA, for the old river town and everything around it

Father and son, 45 years of plumbing between us. We pick up the phone, we show up, and we tell you straight what is wrong.

540-671-5417 Free quotes. 24/7 emergency. Backflow certified.

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The drive to OccoquanIt is a real trip, and we make it anyway

Occoquan sits right on the river it is named for, tucked into the eastern edge of Prince William County where the water bends around the old mill town. From our shop at 266 Grove Farm Road in Front Royal it is a long pull east, out of the Shenandoah Valley, over the mountain and across the county on I-66 before you drop south toward the river. Call it an hour and change in clean traffic, more when the interstate stacks up near Gainesville and Manassas. We know the route, and we run it for the kind of work that earns the trip.

Occoquan is small in footprint and big in history. The historic district along Mill Street and Union Street is a few blocks of brick and clapboard shops, restaurants and storefronts that back right up to the riverbank. Around it, the larger Occoquan area and the neighborhoods that share the 22125 zip stretch up toward Lake Ridge and the Town of Occoquan line. The housing runs the full range, from genuinely old structures in the historic core to townhomes and single family homes built in the decades since. Every one of those eras has its own plumbing story, and we have seen all of them.

What this town actually needsOlder pipe, river-edge ground, hard-working fixtures

The historic buildings near the river are the ones people worry about, and they should. A storefront or rowhouse that has stood for a century has usually been re-plumbed in pieces, which means you find galvanized steel feeding into copper feeding into a stretch of PEX somebody added in a remodel. Galvanized pipe corrodes from the inside until the water pressure dies and the hot side runs rusty. When we open a wall in one of those buildings we are not guessing, we trace the whole run and tell you what is original and what was patched.

The newer side of Occoquan, the townhomes and the Lake Ridge fringe, brings a different list. Those homes are on municipal water and sewer through the county service, so the issues are water heaters reaching the end of their run, slab and crawlspace leaks, garbage disposals, hose bibs that split in a cold snap, and main drains that finally clog after years of grease and roots. Different vintage, same phone number.

Water heater installation by Ajax Plumbing in Occoquan, VA, for the old river town and everything around it

Water heater installation in Occoquan, VA, for the old river town and everything around it

Plumbing we run in OccoquanResidential and commercial, tank to sewer main

Water heaters

Tank and tankless, repair or full replacement. We are certified on most major brands, so we are not learning your unit on your dime. Common in the older Occoquan homes where a 12 to 15 year old tank is overdue.

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Drains and hydro jetting

Slow kitchen and bathroom drains, main line backups. Hydro jetting scours grease and buildup out of the line instead of just punching a hole through it, which matters in a town with kitchens this old.

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Sewer line repair

Camera inspection first so we see the break, the belly or the root intrusion on screen before anyone digs. Near the river, settled and shifted ground makes sewer faults more likely than people expect.

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Leak detection and repiping

Tracking a hidden leak behind plaster or under a slab without tearing the place apart, then repiping the failed runs. This is the bread and butter call in the historic district.

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Fixtures and remodels

Faucets, toilets, sinks, tubs, full bath and kitchen remodels. We rough in new work and swap out tired fixtures in homes that have already been through a few owners.

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Gas lines

New gas runs for ranges, water heaters and outdoor connections, plus repair on existing lines. Done right, inspected, no shortcuts on gas.

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Not sure which one your problem is? That is fine. Tell us what you are seeing and we will tell you what it is. Send us the details or just call 540-671-5417 and we will sort it out on the phone.

Sewer camera inspection by Ajax Plumbing in Occoquan, VA, for the old river town and everything around it

Sewer camera inspection in Occoquan, VA, for the old river town and everything around it

Where Occoquan sitsAnd the towns we cover all around it

Occoquan anchors the southeast corner of Prince William County, on the river that separates it from Fairfax County to the north. We do not stop at the town line. We work the whole county and the corridor around it, which means while we are out this way we are also taking calls in the towns next door.

Manassas, Manassas Park, Gainesville, Haymarket, Woodbridge, and Dumfries.

All of it rolls up to our Prince William County service area. One crew, one number, the whole east end of the county covered.

We run from our shop at 266 Grove Farm Road in Front Royal out to Occoquan, VA, for the old river town and everything around it and the towns around it. Here is where you will find us on the map.

Why people in Occoquan call usA small outfit that answers

We are family owned, father and son, with 45 years of combined experience. That is the whole company. When you call Occoquan plumbers like us you are not getting routed through a call center to whoever is closest. You get the people who will be doing the work, and we tell you what the job is before we lift a wrench.

Quotes are free. We are backflow certified, which matters for the historic commercial buildings and any property that needs a tested assembly to stay code legal. We run 24/7 for emergencies, because a burst line in a brick rowhouse on Mill Street at two in the morning is not going to wait for business hours.

The winter discountFrozen water lines happen here

Occoquan winters get cold enough to freeze and split a poorly insulated supply line, and the older buildings near the river are the worst offenders. Crawlspaces with no insulation, hose bibs left connected through a freeze, supply runs in an exterior wall that nobody thought about when the place was built. When it goes, it goes fast.

We take 10 percent off frozen water line repairs, because we would rather you call the minute you hear that hiss than wait and let the ceiling come down. Free quote, real price, and a discount on the repair. See the kind of work we do and then get us out there.

Occoquan plumbing questionsStraight answers, no runaround

Do you really drive all the way to Occoquan from Front Royal?

We do. It is a real trip across the county on I-66, roughly an hour and change depending on traffic, and we make it for Occoquan and the towns around it. We would rather tell you up front that we cover this area than have you find out we do not after you call. If you are in Occoquan, Woodbridge, Dumfries or anywhere in eastern Prince William County, we will be there.

My building in the historic district has old galvanized pipe. Can you replace it?

Yes. Galvanized steel is exactly what we expect to find in the older Occoquan buildings, and it corrodes shut from the inside over the years. We trace the whole system, show you what is original versus patched, and repipe the failed runs in copper or PEX depending on the building. We do not rip out more than we have to in a historic structure.

Is Occoquan on city water and sewer, or wells and septic?

The Town of Occoquan and the surrounding county neighborhoods run on municipal water and sewer through the Prince William County service. That means main line clogs, sewer breaks and water heater work are the common calls here rather than well pumps. If you are on the outer edges and have a different setup, tell us and we will handle it the same way.

A water line froze and burst. What do I do right now?

Shut off your main water valve first so it stops flooding, then call us at 540-671-5417. We run 24/7 for exactly this, and we take 10 percent off frozen water line repairs. The faster you call after a freeze, the less damage we are working around when we get there.

How fast can you get out for an emergency in Occoquan?

We answer the phone around the clock and dispatch as fast as the drive allows. Because Occoquan is across the county from our Front Royal shop, an emergency call there means we are coming as quick as the roads let us, and we will give you an honest arrival window when you call so you are not sitting in the dark guessing.

Do you do free quotes for Occoquan jobs?

Every quote is free. We come out, look at the actual problem, and give you a real number before any work starts. No charge to find out what it costs, and no surprises tacked on at the end.

Need a plumber in Occoquan, VA?

Tell us what is going on and a real person calls you back, usually within the hour. The quote is always free.

Rather talk now? Call 540-671-5417, 24/7.

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