Your Plumber in Olney, MDGeorgia Ave to Brookeville Knolls.
The plumbing problems that come with a 1970s Olney house
Olney grew up fast. It sat as farmland around the crossroads of Georgia Avenue and Route 108 until the 1960s, then filled in over three decades with the neighborhoods people know today: Olney Mill, Williamsburg Village, Hallowell, Tanterra, Allanwood, the Highlands of Olney, Brookeville Knolls. That timeline matters more than anything else on this page, because it means Olney homes are almost all past the age where original plumbing starts to fail. We are not guessing at what is wrong in your house. We have usually seen the same thing two streets over.
Most of Olney sits on WSSC water and sewer along the Georgia Avenue corridor, and the sewer laterals running out to the street are the single biggest thing we get called for here. Olney’s mature tree canopy is one of the nicest things about the place and one of the hardest things on clay and cast iron pipe. Push out past the developments toward Brookeville, Sandy Spring, Ashton, and Laytonsville and you are into well and septic country, which is a completely different set of problems. We work both, and we bring the camera and the jetter either way.
Plumbing services in Olney
Six things we get called for most on this side of the county, and most of it is underground plumbing. Tap a service for the details.
Sewer & Water Lines
Drain Cleaning & Hydro Jetting
Water Heaters
Well Pumps, Septic & Filtration
Common plumbing issues in Olney homes
Tell us your street and the year your house was built and we can usually narrow it before we arrive.
Roots in the sewer lateral
Olney’s big trees put roots into old clay and cast iron joints. Slow drains everywhere at once, gurgling toilets, and backups after heavy use are the tell.
Original water service lines
Houses from Olney’s 1960s and 70s buildout are on their first water line. We see pinhole leaks, pressure loss, and wet spots in the yard along the run to the street.
Cast iron drain stacks
Interior stacks in Olney homes of this vintage scale up and rust through from the inside. Often blamed on a clog when the pipe itself is the problem.
Storm-loaded sump pumps
Olney takes summer thunderstorms hard. A sump pump that has run for 15 years is not the one you want when the next one parks over the Hawlings River watershed.
Olney neighborhoods we serve
All of Olney and 20832, plus the addresses just past the line that still call Olney home. See the rest of our coverage on the Clarksburg Plumbing service area map.
Close enough to be useful, local enough to care
Olney is a straight shot for us on Route 108 through Laytonsville, or across the ICC. We reach most Olney addresses same day, and we are available 24/7 when something is actively flooding. You get a dispatcher who knows where Prince Philip Drive is, not a call center that has to look it up. The same crews cover the towns on either side of you, from our plumber in Damascus to our plumber in Rockville.
The plumber who brings a camera before a shovel
Clarksburg Plumbing is a fourth-generation family company, and the thing that tends to matter most to Olney homeowners is this: with houses this age, the difference between a $400 visit and a $12,000 one is whether somebody actually looked. We camera the line first, show you the screen, and tell you plainly what we see, including when the answer is that you do not need the big job yet. Then we stand behind whatever we do.
A crew you are glad to let in
Our technicians are our own trained, background-checked team, not subcontractors we found this morning. They show up when we said, put covers on their boots, explain what they are doing in plain language, and clean up before they leave. In a community like Olney, where neighbors talk, that is the only way this works.
What your neighbors say
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Thank you to Seth, who came on Wednesday and fixed one of our two toilets and fixed our primary bedroom shower. And thank you to Charlie, who came today and replaced our other toilet and replaced our garbage disposal. You are both lifesavers! Our weekend (and going forward) will be MUCH nicer now that we can use our bathrooms (and garbage disposal) again. Highly recommend Clarksburg Plumbing.
Excellent service today from John Brown and Madeleine S. They were very kind and took time to explain the issue with my dishwasher. I really appreciate their professionalism and efficiency. I would definitely consider using this company again based on my service today!
GREAT service and expertise! John and Maddie just installed a water filtration system to our home. The process took one day to install and then they came back from the 48 hour install period to ensure everything was working well. John was familiar and knowledgeable about the water system we bought. Maddie and John kept our space clean, clearly explained how to ensure longevity for our system to last, and the difference it will make in our home. We appreciate their hard work and professionalism. This is our second time using Clarksburg plumbing. We would highly recommend their company to our family and friends.
We had a good experience with Clarksburg Plumbing: it was easy to schedule, they communicated clearly, arrived on time, and did a great job on completing the work.
John did Excellent job with installing water refrigerator line for my refrigerator. My Condo was built 1983, and pipes were complicated, but not for John. He found it easy and finished the job in the timely manner. I am very happy customer. Thank you John!!
John Brown was knowledgeable, responsive and pragmatic. He saved us time by diagnosing then recommending best course of action. We are now waiting for the estimate for the project and will be going with Clarksburg Plumbing on our 1948 cap cod renovation. Highly recommend this company’s knowledge, professionalism and responsiveness.
Franklin and his crew showed up promptly and communicated great with us to help limit disruption with the tenants at 4 of our building. Unfortunately for us a second water main leak occurred the day before. But luckily for us they were able to stay on site another 2 days and knock the second one out, even staying till 8pm to find the line and get it repaired. These will be the guys I request for our next time needs
Seth and Brady did a fantastic job replacing our water heater. They were professional, courteous, and detail oriented. They arrived on time and did careful, clean work all the way through. We have worked with Clarksburg Plumbing on smaller items before this and would be very happy to utilize their services in the future, as well.
John and maddie were exceptionally professional and did an most effetive job in installing a expansion tank on our water heater.
Brady did an excellent job. From the time I called to the time the repair was completed was within 4 hours
We were very happy with the service we received today from John and Maddie. They were both very professional, ran the necessary tests to confirm the issue, and explained what they were doing step by step. They wore the protective booties to keep the floor nice and dry from the rainy weather too. Thank John and Maddie for all your help!
Seth and Brady were great. Fair price, courteous, work completed quickly, and looks good.
John was amazing!! Friendly, knowledgeable and such a professional. First time ever having a women plumber, Maddie, who was talented, and very personal and professional. Great experience and I will definitely use Clarksburg Plumbing again
Mr Brown was a real professional. I was expressed how everything was done in an orderly manner. I’m very satisfied with the plumbing work he completed. Thank You!!
Seth provided an estimate on 8/25 for upgrading my basement sump pump to a dual system. He explained the setup clearly and promptly reordered the exact Wi-Fi-capable model I requested before installation. Seth and Maddie returned on 8/28 and did a fantastic job. The system works great, and their professionalism was top-notch. Highly recommended!
John is very knowledgeable, friendly and professional. He does a great job of explaining things.
Katie and the Clarksburg Plumbing team were phenomenal. Katie came highly recommended, and it could not have been a better choice. During an emergency plumbing issue at one of the buildings we service, her team came right out and made it happen. It was a complicated situation, but they handled it from start to finish with great responsiveness, professionalism, and patience throughout the entire process. We greatly appreciate their help and highly recommend them.
The plumber from Clarksburg Plumbing who worked on my broken gas hot water heater was John Brown. John is an amazing plumber. He is extremely energetic, very efficient, has amazing knowledge about plumbing, and is very honest. He is also very friendly, considerate, and took the time to answer all my questions. He diagnosed the problem quickly (which was a defective burner assembly). Then when I showed him the manufacturer's warranty, he took the initiative to immediately call the manufacturer and order all the necessary parts (which were free under the warranty). When the parts were delivered, he made sure to show up the next day and install the parts. As we talked throughout his time in the house, I could see that he has very deep knowledge of plumbing, which gives me confidence that his work is top quality. I also had a problem with very high water pressure in the house. The pressure regulator had to be replaced. John, working with Maddie, did a great job in fixing that as well. After the work, everything was cleaned up completely.
The best plumbers in the Bethesda area! We have worked with over 4 companies and none could figure out our issue until we called Clarksburg. They are honest, flexible and communicative. Wonderful experience from start to finish.
John and Maddy were excellent! Professional and beyond. Not only did the effectively fix our kitchen leak, but gave solid recommendations to fix other problems in advance. Appreciate them! Arrived on time, came quickly . We are definitely using this company for the rest of our remodeling planned. Thank you again. Doug Frankel Cost was no issue. They stand behind their work as they did today
Knowledgeable technicians who explained everything in detail and did a great job installing my new water heater.
We had our first experience with Clarksburg Plumbing & now we're sold! Charlie replaced our powder room toilet & did a great job. We moved to our house 3 years ago (& needed a new plumber) so we're happy to a great plumber now. Highly recommend!
Olney plumbing FAQ
What Olney homeowners ask us most.