Open now, 24 hours a day
Licensed plumber in Ventura, CA
Drain backing up? Water heater dead? Leak you can't find? We fix those in every Ventura neighborhood, 24 hours a day. Call Steve's Plumbing Ventura and a licensed plumber picks up, day or night.
- Open 24/7, holidays included
- Licensed plumbing contractor
- Ventura is the only city we serve
- City permits pulled for you
Emergency first steps
Water where it shouldn't be?
- Close the main water valve. It's usually where the supply pipe enters the house, or at the meter box by the street. How to find your main shutoff.
- Turn off the water heater if the leak is hot water: gas valve to "pilot," or switch off the breaker for an electric tank.
- Call us. If water is leaking at the meter or in the street, that's Ventura Water's side: call their after-hours line at (805) 650-8010.
- 24/7, holidays tooA licensed plumber answers the phone
- Price approved firstNo work starts until you say yes
- Permits handledWe pull City of Ventura permits for you
- Ventura onlyEvery neighborhood, nowhere else
Our services
Plumbing services in Ventura
Our own licensed team does every job below, inside Ventura city limits. Start with the problem you have.
It's an emergency
Water won't drain
No hot water
Leaks and old pipes
Selling or buying a home
See all plumbing services Also: gas lines, commercial plumbing and backflow testing.
Local knowledge
Why Ventura plumbing wears out
Ventura's plumbing works harder than most because of what flows through it and what it sits under. 3 local conditions cause most of the calls we get.
Very hard water. Ventura Water draws only on local sources, and all of them are hard. Its 2024 water quality report lists 15 grains per gallon for Lake Casitas water, an average of 26 for the Ventura River supply, and an average of 37 for the groundwater that serves East and Midtown Ventura. Scale at those levels shortens the life of water heaters, valves and faucets.
Homes from the 1960s and 1970s. The median Ventura home was built in 1973, according to Census data. Original copper, galvanized supply lines and cast-iron or clay drains are now about 50 years old.
Slab foundations. Many Ventura houses sit on concrete slabs with water lines buried underneath. So a pinhole leak can run for weeks before it shows. Learn the signs of a slab leak.
Ventura water hardness by source
Averages from Ventura Water's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report. Water above 10.5 gpg is classed as very hard. River and lake water mainly serve West and Midtown Ventura; groundwater mainly serves East and Midtown.
Real estate
Selling a home in Ventura?
The City of Ventura requires a private sewer lateral inspection before close of escrow on most home sales, a rule in force since February 2014. A licensed plumber runs a camera through the line from the house to the city main and completes the city's inspection report.
We do the camera inspection, fill out the City of Ventura report, and give you the video and a plain-language summary for the buyer.
What happens when you call
- A licensed plumber answers and asks what you're seeing, so we arrive with the right parts.
- We find the cause on site, using cameras or leak-detection tools where needed.
- You approve the price before any work starts.
- We do the work and pull the permit when the City of Ventura requires one.
Service areas
Ventura neighborhoods we serve
We work only inside Ventura, so our plumbers know the housing, water supply and sewer quirks of each part of town.
- Downtown VenturaHistoric homes and restaurants around the Mission
- Midtown1920s cottages, 1950s ranch homes and mature street trees
- Westside and Ventura AvenueOil-boom era bungalows and the Simpson Tract
- Pierpont and Ventura KeysBeach lanes, waterfront homes and salt air
- East VenturaSaticoy, Montalvo and Juanamaria, on the city's hardest water
- All Ventura service areasMap of where we work
FAQ
Questions Ventura customers ask
Are you really open 24 hours?
Yes. We answer calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, weekends and holidays included. And we send a licensed plumber for emergencies at any hour.
Which areas do you serve?
We serve only the City of Ventura: Downtown, Midtown, the Westside and Ventura Avenue, Pierpont and the Ventura Keys, and East Ventura including Saticoy, Montalvo and Juanamaria.
Do I need a permit to replace a water heater in Ventura?
Yes. The City of Ventura requires a plumbing permit for any water heater replacement, and the new heater must have two seismic straps. We pull the permit and schedule the inspection for you. Read the full permit rules.
Are you licensed?
Yes. We're a licensed plumbing contractor with the California Contractors State License Board (C-36 plumbing classification). You can look us up by business name on the CSLB license lookup.