Moore, Oklahoma
Most burst pipe repair in Moore happens the morning after a hard freeze, when the ice in a garage wall or attic line melts and the split it left behind starts spraying. On a slab-on-grade house, that water spreads under flooring and into walls fast. We answer 24/7, walk you through shutting off the water, and repair the break and anything else the freeze damaged.
Talk to a plumber now
(405) 309-1873A burst pipe needs two things: water standing in a line and air around it cold enough to freeze it. IBHS research puts the danger line for southern homes at about 20°F, and a bad Moore winter goes well past it. The Oklahoma Climatological Survey recorded minus 14°F in Oklahoma City, the next city north, on February 16, 2021.
The lines that split are usually the same ones from house to house. In Moore homes built from the 1960s through the 1980s, about half the city's housing per Census estimates, the weak points are usually supply lines in the garage wall, the line to an outdoor hose bib, and pipe on north or west exterior walls with little insulation. In newer two-story homes rebuilt after the tornadoes, it is often a PEX or CPVC line in the attic above the garage or a bonus room, where the insulation is thin and the soffits let cold air in.
The damage from a burst pipe comes from volume. IBHS puts numbers on it: an eighth-inch crack can let out upwards of 250 gallons in a single day. On a slab floor, that water has nowhere to drain. It spreads under carpet pad, laminate and baseboards, wicks up drywall and can reach rooms far from the break.
Our emergency burst pipe repair starts on the phone with stopping the water. On site, we open only as much drywall or ceiling as needed to reach the break, cut out the damaged section, and splice in new pipe with fittings rated for the material, strapped so it cannot sag or rub. Then we pressure test the run before you turn the water back on for good.
Once the plumbing is fixed, the drying starts. Pull up wet rugs and pad, run fans and call your insurer early. Drywall and the bottom of wall framing sitting on a slab can hold moisture for days, so if the water reached more than one room, a water mitigation company is worth calling too.
A freeze often damages more than the pipe that sprays. Fittings crack, valves split inside, and a section that held tonight may weep tomorrow. Our emergency water leak repair after freezing is the follow-up check that catches these:
Burst Pipe Repair in Moore, any hour
Call now. We cover Moore 24/7, weekends and holidays included.
Our main burst pipe repair page covers this service in more depth, and the Moore plumbing page has more on local freeze history and housing.
Local, licensed and insured
24/7
Burst pipes cluster on the first warm-up after a freeze, when every split in town starts leaking at once. We answer 24/7, including nights, weekends and holidays, and we move fast on emergencies in Moore. Before we arrive, we will make sure you know how to close the main at the house or the meter box, because every minute the water runs adds to the damage.
Since 1985
Our plumbing experience goes back to 1985, long enough to know a freeze rarely damages only one spot. After we repair the obvious break, we pressure test the line and check the fittings and pipe nearby for hairline cracks and pushed-out joints that have not started leaking yet. That way you are not calling us again when the next section thaws.
4.9★
We take pride in repairs that are still dry when the next arctic front comes through, and in giving you what your insurer will ask for: photos, the cause, and a clear description of the work. Customers rate us 4.9 stars across 88 Google reviews. We are licensed and insured, and financing is available if the damage is more extensive than one section of pipe.
Google reviews
These guys were great! A breath of fresh air from the usual contractor/service. They cared about fixing the problem not how much they can charge. I had a same day service need, leak in between floors, the day before a trip. They came out same day and presented multiple solutions as well as keen explanations.
Mr. Robert has amazing customer service and work ethic. He fixed our toilet very quickly and explained everything that he was doing, and even showed us the finished product. Awesome work!
After having issues with my bathroom and kitchen plumbing for a few days, I contacted Plumber Oklahoma City, OK Plumbing & Repair this morning. He told me he was very busy, but would work to schedule our repair in with his team.
Straight answers
Shut off the main water valve right away. In most Moore homes it is where the line enters the house, often in the garage or near the water heater. If you cannot find it or it will not turn, close the valve in the meter box near the street. Then turn off the water heater, open a faucet to drain the lines, and call us.
Ice expands inside the pipe and builds pressure until the pipe splits or a fitting pushes apart. While the pipe is frozen solid, the ice often plugs the crack. When temperatures rise and the ice melts, water rushes out of the opening. That is why burst pipes are often found hours after a freeze ends, or when you come home from work.
PEX can stretch more than copper or CPVC, so it often survives a freeze that would split other pipe. It is not freeze-proof, though. Fittings, valves and the transitions where PEX meets copper or a fixture can still crack, and a hard freeze can split PEX itself. Rebuilt homes in Moore with PEX in attics still need those lines insulated.
Talk to a real plumber, any hour
Talk to a licensed Master Plumber now. Open 24/7.
Call (405) 309-1873