Licensed plumbers serving Shanks and the surrounding WV communities. Emergency calls answered day and night.
The full range of residential plumbing, water and sewer work.
A dripping shower usually needs a cartridge, not a wall opened up. We try the smaller fix first in Shanks.
Gas, electric and tankless water heaters repaired or replaced in Shanks, including elements, thermostats, valves and anode rods.
Full water service replacement in Shanks with the trench backfilled and the sod set back down properly.
Primary pump plus battery backup installed in Shanks, tested by filling the pit before we leave.
Jammed, humming, leaking and dead disposals in Shanks repaired or replaced, with the drain plumbing corrected too.
That climbing Shanks water bill with nothing running is almost always a leak. We find exactly where before touching the floor.
Root intrusion, bellied lines and collapsed clay pipe under Shanks yards repaired with the lawn put back right.
Whole-house repipe done so you never lose water overnight, with clean drywall cuts that are easy to patch.
Burst pipes, sewage backups and no-water calls in Shanks answered around the clock, starting with getting your main shutoff closed.
A toilet that runs all night can add real money to a Shanks water bill. Most are a rebuild, not a replacement.
No pressure, short cycling or a pump that will not shut off near Shanks — usually the switch or a waterlogged tank.
Slow drains get cleared through an existing cleanout, no floor cut. You see the camera screen afterward.
Gas leaks located and repaired in Shanks, plus new lines run to ranges, dryers, water heaters and grills.
Hard water, iron staining and sulfur smell are three different problems in Shanks and need three different systems.
Frozen pipe repair plus insulation on that run so the same section does not split again next winter.
Gene Wagner started this company in 1998 with one truck and a licence, and the first customers were neighbors. That is still the shape of the work in a city like Shanks — you show up, you do it right, and the next call comes from the person next door.
Homes around Shanks, West Virginia tend to be older and further apart, which changes the job. Longer water service runs, more private wells, more frozen pipe calls in January. A plumber who only works new construction is out of his depth here.
Why homeowners keep the number after the first job.
This started as two people and a truck in 1998 and grew on water, sewer and drain work. Nearly three decades in one trade, not a franchise name bought off a shelf last year.
Softeners and filters get sized off a real water test, not a sales script. Hardness, iron and sulfur are three different problems and they need three different answers.
You hear the number before a wrench moves. No hourly meter running while you stand there, and no discovering the real cost after the wall is open.
Drop cloths go down, cuts get made clean so the patch is easy, and the old tank or fixture leaves with the truck. The room should look better than we found it.
Told you need a full repipe or a new sewer line? Get it looked at again. Sometimes it is a smaller fix, and sometimes we confirm the first plumber was right so you can spend with confidence.
What you probably want to know before you book.
Yes, and it starts with an actual water test rather than a guess. Hardness, iron and sulfur all need different equipment, so the Shanks system gets sized off what is really in your water.
Yes. Burst pipes, sewage backups and no-water calls in Shanks are answered around the clock. The first thing on the phone is getting your main shutoff closed so the house stops taking damage while a truck is on the way.
For a true emergency in Shanks the target is same-day, and most of the time inside a few hours. Scheduled work like a water heater swap or a fixture set is usually booked within two or three business days.
Yes — well pumps, pressure tanks and pressure switches are regular work. Short cycling, no pressure and a pump that will not shut off are the three most common calls we take from well owners near Shanks.
That is the classic hidden leak — usually a slab leak, an underground service line, or a toilet flapper passing water quietly all night. A Shanks leak detection visit puts a pressure gauge on the system and finds it without digging up the yard first.
You get a price for the repair before any work starts, not an hourly meter that runs while you watch. The diagnostic visit in Shanks is quoted up front on the phone, and if you approve the repair that visit charge goes toward the job.
The work speaks, but so do the people who paid for it.
"Got a quote elsewhere for a full repipe at five figures. Second opinion here found two bad sections and a pressure regulator. Cost me a fraction of the first number."
"Shower valve had been dripping for years and two other plumbers said the whole wall had to come out. These folks changed the cartridge and the valve body through the existing opening."
"Tankless unit was throwing an error code every other shower. Descaled it, replaced a sensor, walked me through the yearly flush so I can do it myself."
We cover the surrounding towns too.