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title: "Burst pipe at 2 a.m., emergency repair"
description: "Before and after photos of a night emergency repair: frozen pipe split, water shut off, new section soldered in, 1 plumber, 2 h 15."
url: "https://plumbo-astro.pages.dev/projects/burst-pipe-night-emergency/"
date: "2026-10-19"
---

# Burst pipe at 2 a.m., emergency repair

> Before and after photos of a night emergency repair: frozen pipe split, water shut off, new section soldered in, 1 plumber, 2 h 15.

## The job

At 2 a.m. on the first frosty night of the season, a copper supply pipe split in the crawl space under the kitchen. Water was coming up through the floorboards when the owner called.

## What we did

While the plumber was on the way, the dispatcher talked the owner through finding and closing the main shut-off. On site, the plumber cut out the split section, soldered in a new length of copper, and pressure-tested the joint. The exposed pipes in the crawl space were wrapped in insulation so the same run would not freeze again.

## The result

Water was back on before 5 a.m. The owner got written drying advice (fans running, cabinet doors open, the wet rug lifted) and dated photos of the damage and the repair for the insurance claim.