Drain Cleaning & Unclogging
Gurgling basement drains and slow main lines.
Service area
Emergency Plumber in Northeast Denver, CO
Northeast Denver runs right up to the border with Commerce City. Montbello alone holds about 9,000 homes, most of them brick ranches and split-levels from the 1960s and 1970s. With water or sewage loose in the house at this moment, ring the 24/7 line and share your street address.
Mention if the problem is in the basement. Many homes here have one.
Northeast Denver, COCalling from Northeast Denver?
Give your street address and the dispatcher confirms coverage.
Northeast Denver at a glance
- Montbello annexed 1965About 3,000 acres were added to Denver that September.
- 33,121 residentsMontbello is Denver's most populous neighborhood, per the 2020 census.
- ZIP codes 80238 and 80239Both are used by Montbello addresses.
Montbello and the neighborhoods nearby
Montbello is the far northeastern corner of Denver, bounded by East 56th Avenue and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge to the north. Denver purchased, annexed and incorporated the land in September 1965, and building began the next year.
Perl-Mack Construction built the first homes. Houses from that period are mostly ranch-style or split-level, often with brick exteriors, attached garages and basements, and later phases added multi-level designs that continued into the early 2000s.
Sixty-year-old plumbing
A house built in the late 1960s is now close to sixty years old. Original water heaters have been replaced at least once, and the supply pipe and drain lines behind the walls are often the next items to fail. Galvanized supply lines clog from the inside, and cast iron drains rust.
If more than one fixture shows low flow or discolored water, price repiping against a string of separate repairs. If a basement floor drain is slow, a camera inspection shows what is happening in the main.
Popular services in Northeast Denver
The pages below describe each job and what drives its cost, and the notes say why each one comes up in Northeast Denver.
Sewer Camera Inspection
See why the lowest drain in the house keeps backing up.
Repiping & Whole-Home Pipe Replacement
Compare repiping with a string of repairs in 1960s houses.
Water Heater Installation & Replacement
Replace a tank that has run its second decade.
Water Damage Restoration
Dry out a basement after a leak or backup.
Water Softener Installation & Repair
Control scale in a moderately hard supply.
ZIP code coverage
Emergency help by ZIP code in Northeast Denver
Looking for an emergency plumber in 80239, 80238 and 80216? Callers from these ZIP codes reach the same 24/7 number. The list is a rough guide and does not promise coverage. Northeast Denver neighborhoods share borders with Commerce City, so read your street address to the dispatcher and let them confirm coverage.
Basements and floor drains
Basements are common in this part of Denver. A floor drain that gurgles, a laundry sink that backs up or a dark patch on the slab are all signs to take seriously. The lowest drain in the house is the first place a main-line blockage shows itself.
Stop using water while you wait, keep a bucket under any active drip and move stored items off the floor. If water has already spread, the restoration line is the right call.
Denver Water on your tap
Denver Water describes its supply as soft to moderately hard, with hardness higher in winter and lower from late spring through fall. That means scale builds up in some homes and not others, and a tank water heater is usually where you notice it first.
Draining a few quarts from the tank each year helps, and a softener is an option for homes with heavy buildup. The utility says calcium carbonate at these levels poses no health concern.
Close to Commerce City, far from a lookup table
Many addresses here are a few minutes from Commerce City. Coverage varies with the contractor and your street, so the dispatcher confirms it during the call.
For an after-hours problem, shut the main valve first, then call. The utility handles the street, and you handle everything from the meter inward.
Quick answers
Northeast Denver plumbing questions
No. Montbello is part of Denver, so Denver's utilities serve it. Your bill shows the provider.
It is often the first sign of a partial blockage in the main line, since the basement drain is the lowest outlet in the house. Stop running water and call.
Denver Water calls its supply soft to moderately hard, with levels higher in winter. A softener is optional, and a tank flush each year helps with scale.
Only if the pipe is failing. Weak flow at several fixtures, rust-colored water and repeated leaks point toward repiping. A single leak can often be repaired alone.
Yes. Someone takes the call at any hour, holidays included. Give the address and describe the problem, and a nearby contractor is contacted; that contractor's own calendar sets the arrival time.
These ZIP codes ring the same number. Whether a contractor can reach you turns on your exact address, so confirm it during the call.
Plumbing trouble in Northeast Denver?
Call the 24/7 line, say which neighborhood you are in and what is happening.