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Burst pipe repair (pipe only, no water damage). The full price list is below.
How we get this dataA burst pipe repair runs $250–$2,500 for the pipe alone. Nights, weekends and holidays add an emergency call-out of $250–$750. Drying out and repairing water damage is extra, and often costs more than the plumbing.
Prices verified November 2026 · Cross-referenced against 50+ American pricing sources · See methodology
National prices, cheapest first. Your city's prices are on the plumber cost guide.
| Job | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| General plumbing, hourly rate (weekday daytime)/hr | $75 | $100 | $175 |
| Service call / trip feeflat | $75 | $150 | $275 |
| After-hours hourly rate (weeknights)/hr | $125 | $175 | $300 |
| Emergency / after-hours visit (call-out + first hour)per visit | $250 | $400 | $750 |
| Burst pipe repair (pipe only, no water damage)per job | $250 | $600 | $2,500 |
| Whole-house repipe with PEX (2-bath home)per house | $4,500 | $8,000 | $15,000 |
US prices, November 2026. Low is a simple job in a low-cost area; high is a bigger job or a high-cost city.
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1. Turn off the main water valve. It's usually where the water line comes into the house: in the basement, a crawlspace, the garage or by the water heater. Turn it clockwise.
2. Turn off the power to any area where water is near outlets or appliances, and turn off the water heater.
3. Open the faucets to drain the pipes, then mop up and move things out of the water.
4. Take photos of the damage for your insurer, then call a plumber.
Open the faucet it feeds so water can flow as it thaws. Warm the pipe with a hair dryer, a heating pad or a space heater kept at a safe distance, starting nearest the faucet. Never use an open flame. If you can't reach the frozen part or it won't thaw, call a plumber before it splits.
Fixing the burst section runs $250–$2,500, depending on where the pipe is and how much wall or ceiling has to open up. Weekday rates are about $75–$175 an hour; nights and weekends run $125–$300 an hour. If old pipes keep failing, a whole-house repipe with PEX runs $4,500–$15,000.
Keep the heat on, at 55°F or higher, even when you're away. On the coldest nights, let faucets on outside walls drip and open the cabinet doors under sinks so warm air reaches the pipes. Insulate pipes in the crawlspace, attic and garage. Disconnect garden hoses and shut off outdoor faucets before the first freeze. And find your main water valve now, before you need it.
Home insurance usually covers sudden water damage from a burst pipe, but often not the pipe repair itself, or damage from a slow leak or a house left unheated. Check your policy, and call your insurer before big repairs start.
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$250–$2,500 for the pipe alone, $600 typical. Water damage repair is extra.
The call-out and first hour run $250–$750 on nights, weekends and holidays, then $125–$300 an hour.
Pipes in unheated spaces are at risk once it's below freezing outside, and the risk rises sharply in a hard freeze. Keeping the heat at 55°F or more and letting faucets drip helps.