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For shower repair in Springfield, the plumbing visit is $49, or $250 after hours. Call SwiftPro, rated 5.0 stars across 1,130 reviews, at (703) 997-9757, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
SwiftPro’s plumbers in Springfield are rated 5.0 stars across 1,130 reviews and work under Virginia Class A contractor license 2705192276. Shower repair in Springfield, from Kings Park to West Springfield: we pull the handle, show you the worn part, then give you the price in writing. A cartridge, stems or a diverter usually lands at $250 to $450. A whole new valve, trim included, runs $950 to $1,400, and a new tub spout runs $200 to $400.
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Two of our plumbers in a Northern Virginia basement, beside the water heater and the supply lines that feed the bathrooms upstairs.
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What it costs
These are the same numbers on our shower and tub repair page, from jobs we’ve billed. The visit fee matches our plumbing price list.
Plumbing diagnosis visit
$49
Plumbing diagnosis visit, after hours
$250
Shower valve repair (cartridge, stems, handle, diverter)
$250 to $450
Shower valve replaced, new trim included
$950 to $1,400
Tub spout or diverter spout replaced
$200 to $400
Prices checked .
Where a repair lands in that range depends on the valve brand and how stuck the old cartridge is. You see the number in writing before anything comes apart.
A dripping sink or kitchen faucet is a different repair, with its own prices on our faucet repair page.
What’s different in Springfield
Tighten before you replace. The cap on the handle pops off with a fingernail or a small screwdriver, and a screw sits under it. Snug it. If the lever still turns and the water doesn’t change, the stem’s grip is worn, and the cartridge is the part left to fix.
About three in ten Springfield homes are townhouses, and one in eight is a condo or apartment. In a townhouse the upstairs bath commonly sits over a kitchen or family room, and a drip behind the trim can reach the ceiling and the cabinets below before there’s any water in your tub.
The median owner home here dates to 1968, and nearly six in ten homes are older than 1980. The 60s and 70s split-levels, ramblers and first townhouse rows are the generation of early single-handle valves, so parts matching is part of the visit. The brand name is often cast into the back of the handle, and a photo of the trim helps us as much as a look in person.
A third of Springfield’s homes were built in the 1980s and 90s, in places like the newer parts of Kings Park and Newington Forest. In those, a drip is nearly always the cartridge, and it comes out of the front. The newest townhouse rows rarely need more than that.
Neighborhood by neighborhood
Census figures for the owner-occupied homes in each place, and what usually wears out in the showers of houses that age.
| Place | Median home built | Most homes are | Heated with | What usually wears out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield | 1968 | single-family houses, about 6 in 10 | gas, about 6 in 10 | Stems and washers on a two- or three-handle shower. |
| West Springfield | 1972 | single-family houses, about 5 in 10 | gas, about 7 in 10 | A worn cartridge in an older single-handle valve. |
| Newington | 1981 | townhouses, about 6 in 10 | electricity, about 6 in 10 | A worn cartridge in an older single-handle valve. |
| Newington Forest | 1984 | townhouses, about 5 in 10 | electricity, about 7 in 10 | A worn cartridge in an older single-handle valve. |
| North Springfield | 1957 | single-family houses, about 9 in 10 | gas, about 9 in 10 | Stems and washers on a two- or three-handle shower. |
| Kings Park | 1966 | single-family houses, about 8 in 10 | gas, about 9 in 10 | Stems and washers on a two- or three-handle shower. |
| Ravensworth | 1964 | single-family houses, nearly all | gas, nearly all | Stems and washers on a two- or three-handle shower. |
By the numbers
From the Census Bureau’s 2020 to 2024 survey. Median year built and heat count owner-occupied homes only.
The signs
A slow leak from a shower valve or its connections can sit behind the trim for months. A brown ring on the ceiling under the bath is often the first sign, and it deserves a look at the valve before the drywall.
Usually a set screw under the cap that backed out, or worn teeth where the handle grips the cartridge. Tightening the screw only lasts if the teeth are still good.
On a single-handle shower that’s the cartridge. On an older two-handle or three-handle shower, it’s the washers or the stems. Either one comes out the front, and the wall stays closed.
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Choosing who does it
Questions to ask anybody who pulls your shower handle off, us included.
In a townhouse, a plumber who checks the ceiling under the bath can catch a slow leak the shower itself doesn’t show. Ask if they will, before they leave.
Most loose handles and drips are a cartridge or a screw. A plumber who prices a new valve without looking inside first may be selling you a wall you didn’t need opened.
A shower that runs fine on its own can still jump hot when someone flushes. Ask them to run it both ways before they pack up.
Two of our crew going over a work order before the day's calls.
From our Google reviews
5.0 stars across 1,130 reviews. Read them on our reviews page.
Needed 2 faucets installed and both gentlemen did a nice job. Checked everything out prior to removing old faucets and QC’d everything upon completion of the job. Cleaned up and on their way. Thanks!
Where we work
Next door to Springfield: Burke, Annandale, Fairfax Station, Lorton and Alexandria.
Questions
At the shower. We pull the handle, check the cartridge and the valve connections, and run it with a flashlight on the ceiling below. Until then, use a different bathroom.
A cartridge, handle or spout swap happens inside your unit and normally needs no notice. If the shutoff is shared or the wall is a party wall, tell the association. Check your own documents. Either way, the price on paper comes first.
Most shower valve repairs we do run $250 to $450, with the visit at $49, $250 after hours. A whole new valve with trim runs $950 to $1,400, and a tub spout runs $200 to $400.
Not for a cartridge, a handle or a diverter. Those come out the front. A valve replacement goes in from an access panel when there is one, and when there isn’t, a larger trim plate can usually cover the opening so the tile stays.
Ready when you are
Call, or send the form at the top. We pull the handle, show you the worn part, and you get the price in writing before we fix it.
SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
4230 Lafayette Center Dr N, Chantilly, VA 20151
44679 Endicott Dr, Suite 211, Ashburn, VA 20147
SwiftPro Plumber & Water Heaters
4200 Lafayette Center Dr, Suite N, Chantilly, VA 20151
Virginia Class A contractor license #2705192276
SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing is a licensed, BBB Accredited (A rating), independently owned heating, cooling and plumbing company in Chantilly, serving Springfield and the rest of Northern Virginia. Virginia contractor license #2705192276. 5.0 stars across 1,130 reviews on Google, Angi, Yelp, the BBB and Facebook. SwiftPro maintains a dedicated HVAC team and a dedicated plumbing team.
From SwiftPro Heating, Cooling & Plumbing in Chantilly. Housing figures are the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024, for each place named; permit, water and sewer facts link to each office’s own page and were checked in September and October 2026.