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Plumbing, Metro Vancouver.Tell us the job. A real price in 24 hours.

A leak, a drain, a toilet, a tank. Tell us what and where, add a photo if you can, and a real price comes back within 24 hours. For water running now, shut the main and phone 778-804-7890.

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Priced from your answersReal price back within 24 hours, before anything is booked.
  • Plumber — service call (credited to repair)$125
  • Plumber — labour$165 / hour
  • Drain snake — single$300
  • Toilet replacement (labour)$275
No card, no obligation — you see the price first
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Metro Vancouver · how it’s priced

What plumbing costs in Metro Vancouver (2026)

There is no honest fixed price for plumbing before someone has seen it, so we don’t print one. You answer what a tradesperson asks on a quoting call, add up to five photos, and a real figure comes back within 24 hours. Nothing is booked until you say yes to it.

  • What's the job — Leak or drip, Blocked drain, Toilet, Faucet or fixture swap…
  • Where — Kitchen, Bathroom, Laundry, Basement or crawlspace…
  • Is the water off or contained? — Yes, No — it's still leaking, Not applicable
  • Home — House, Townhouse, Condo or apartment
  • Home age — Under 10 years, 10–30 years, Over 30 years, Not sure
  • When — Today, This week, Whenever suits

How it’s priced once the pro has seen it:

  • Plumber — service call (credited to repair) — $125 · Dropped when repair lines are added.
  • Plumber — labour — $165 per hour
  • Drain snake — single — $300
  • Toilet replacement (labour) — $275 · Toilet at cost.

How a booking runs

  1. Set your price above — or answer the questions and add photos.
  2. Pick a day. No card needed.
  3. We match a verified local pro and confirm within 24 hours, by text.
  4. You approve the price, then they come. You pay once the job’s done.

Water running now? Shut the main and phone 778-804-7890.

What’s included — and what isn’t

  • A service call, labour and travel
  • Parts for standard swaps (wax ring, supply line, valve) where the job includes them
  • The service call credited against the repair if it goes ahead

Anything needing a permit or an alteration to the system is priced after the visit. Fixtures you want installed are yours to buy or ours to source at cost.

Where we book

Plumbing across Metro Vancouver

Five cities on the card today, every one with its own licence rule, and we check the pro’s licence against that city before we confirm. Pick yours in the eyebrow at the top and the card prices for it.

VancouverBurnabyRichmondSurreyCoquitlam

Plumbing in Vancouver

Your plumbing pro in Vancouver holds a General Contractor licence from the City of Vancouver ($376 a year, By-law 14479, the 2026 business licence fee schedule) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The City charges a $77 application fee on top.

Vancouver quotes come back within 24 hours, from your photos and answers, with travel included.

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Plumbing in Burnaby

Your plumbing pro in Burnaby holds a Contractor — Misc licence from the City of Burnaby ($378 a year, Consolidated Fees and Charges Bylaw 14485, Schedule A2, as amended by Bylaw 14766 effective 1 January 2026) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The City charges a $55 application fee on top.

Burnaby quotes come back within 24 hours, from your photos and answers, with travel included.

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Plumbing in Richmond

Your plumbing pro in Richmond holds a Service Use — 0 to 5 employees licence from the City of Richmond ($166 a year, Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Chapter 5, consolidated to 10 November 2025) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. Richmond doesn't publish an application fee as a separate line. Its own page says to phone the Licence Division on 604-276-4328 for it, which is what we do before quoting you a figure.

Richmond quotes come back within 24 hours, from your photos and answers, with travel included.

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Plumbing in Surrey

Your plumbing pro in Surrey holds a Contractor — General licence from the City of Surrey ($377 a year, Business Licence By-law 13680, Schedule A, consolidated to Bylaw 21963 (13 April 2026)) — or the Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone. The $50 application fee is worded in the bylaw as applying to online applications.

Surrey quotes come back within 24 hours, from your photos and answers, with travel included.

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Plumbing in Coquitlam

Your plumbing pro in Coquitlam holds a City of Coquitlam business licence — the City doesn’t publish this trade’s fee as a line, so we confirm it with the licence office before we confirm your pro — or the Tri-Cities Intermunicipal Business Licence that covers it — and we check the number with the City before we confirm anyone.

Coquitlam quotes come back within 24 hours, from your photos and answers, with travel included.

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Questions

How much does plumbing cost in Vancouver?

It depends on what the pro finds, which is why this page doesn’t print a number. Answer the questions on the card, add photos, and a real price comes back within 24 hours. Nothing is booked until you approve it.

Is GST included?

Quotes are before GST (5%). Pay by bank transfer after the work, or by card at 3% more. Nothing is charged until the job is done and signed off.

Is a permit needed?

Like-for-like swaps, no. Moving or adding plumbing, yes — your city issues it and we tell you before anyone starts.

Emergency?

Phone 778-804-7890. A burst pipe is not a booking form.

Do you fix hot water tanks?

Yes, as a service call. A replacement is quoted after the visit.

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