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Plumber in Spring Valley
Fast, licensed plumbing in Spring Valley — about 15 minutes from our Las Vegas shop. Drains, water heaters, leaks, repipes and 24/7 emergencies.
Spring Valley spreads across the west side of the Strip — a big unincorporated town of homes that mostly went up between the 1970s and the 1990s. Older housing in very hard water means predictable problems, and we know them cold. From our S Eastern Ave shop, we're about 15 minutes from most Spring Valley addresses.
Call us for what these homes actually develop: slab leaks, pinhole copper, tired galvanized pipe and drains that have narrowed with decades of scale. Licensed, insured, up-front pricing, available 24/7.

This is repipe country. Plenty of Spring Valley's older homes were plumbed with galvanized steel or thin-wall copper, and after forty-plus years in 16-grain water, both are near the end. Galvanized lines rust closed from the inside — you notice it as brown water and weak pressure — while copper develops pinhole leaks that show up as stains and mystery water bills.
The fix is usually a PEX repipe, and it's far less disruptive than homeowners fear. We can also re-route a single failed slab run when a full repipe isn't warranted yet. Either way, you get the written price before we start. We schedule repipes to keep at least one bathroom working while we're in the walls, so the house stays livable through the job.
We work the grid off Rainbow Boulevard, Jones Boulevard and Decatur constantly, from the neighborhoods near Desert Breeze Park to the busy stretch of Spring Mountain Road through Chinatown. A recent job near Tropicana and Jones came in as a 'my water pressure is gone' call and turned out to be galvanized supply lines rusted nearly shut; we repiped the house in PEX over two days and the owner texted us about the pressure that same night.
Because we see this housing era every day, we can usually tell within minutes whether you're looking at one bad section or a whole-home repipe — no upselling, just what the pipe is telling us.
What Spring Valley homeowners call us for most:
Warm floor spot or a climbing water bill? We pinpoint slab leaks under the foundation, then reroute or repair — repipe when the copper's done.
Learn moreRecurring pinhole leaks or old poly/galvanized pipe? A clean, permitted PEX repipe ends the patch-after-patch cycle for good.
Learn moreSpiking water bill or a warm spot on the floor? We locate hidden leaks precisely — no guesswork, no needless demolition.
Learn moreSlow or clogged drains cleared the right way — cabling or hydro jetting, plus camera diagnosis so it stays clear.
Learn moreNo hot water? We repair and replace tank and tankless heaters, and fight the hard-water sediment that kills them early.
Learn morePlumbing emergency at any hour? A real person answers 24/7 and we dispatch fast from our Silverado Ranch base — damage stopped first, price up front.
Learn moreHomes off Rainbow, Jones and Decatur are mostly forty-plus years old now, and their original supply pipe is at the end of the road. A few symptoms tell us it's repipe time before we ever open a wall.
The reason homeowners put off a repipe is the fear of a week without water and a house full of open walls. We schedule the job so at least one bathroom stays working the whole time, keep drywall cuts small and patch-ready, and usually finish a typical Spring Valley home in a day or two. You get the written price before we start, and a house that still functions while we're in it.
Usually galvanized supply pipe rusting shut from the inside — common in homes this age. The lasting fix is a whole-home repipe in PEX. There's more detail in our guide to replacing galvanized pipe.
Yes. The 1970s–90s slab homes here sit on shifting desert soil, and decades-old copper under the slab develops pinhole leaks. We pinpoint them with non-invasive leak detection and give you honest reroute-or-repair options.
About 15 minutes from S Eastern Ave to most Spring Valley neighborhoods, and we run 24/7 for emergencies. Call (614) 830-0578 for the soonest window.
Most of these single-story homes are a one- to two-day PEX repipe. We stage it so you keep a working bathroom throughout, then patch the access points clean. It's far less disruptive than the horror stories — no moving out, and your pressure and water quality are back to normal the same evening we finish.
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Read articleMike's Drain and Plumbing is based at 9480 S Eastern Ave in Las Vegas, just 15 minutes from Spring Valley. Call for same-day and 24/7 emergency plumbing.
9480 S Eastern Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89123 — Get Directions → (614) 830-0578Serving Las Vegas, Enterprise, Henderson, Paradise, Spring Valley, North Las Vegas and all of Clark County, NV.
From clogged drains to burst pipes, Mike's Drain & Plumbing is minutes away with honest, up-front pricing. Call (614) 830-0578 for 24/7 service.