Sam & Sons Services is a Virginia-licensed contractor working across Northern Virginia since 1999, with plumbing, heating and cooling, electrical, handyman and remodeling all under one license and one roof. We answer the phone 24 hours a day, pull and process our own permits, and price every job in person and in writing before work starts. Plumbing and HVAC are Virginia only; electrical, handyman and remodeling extend into Washington DC.
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Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, handyman and remodeling provided by just one licensed company
Five trades, one Virginia contractor license, one company that answers for the whole job.
- Plumbing
- Water heaters, drains and sewer lines, faucets and fixtures, pipe repair and leak detection, water pressure and shut-off valves, gas lines, sump pumps, and 24-hour emergency response. Northern Virginia only.
- Heating and cooling
- Air conditioning and furnace repair and replacement, heat pumps, boilers, thermostats, ductwork and venting, humidifiers and air quality. Northern Virginia only.
- Electrical
- Panel upgrades and service replacement, EV charger circuits, outlets and GFCIs, lighting, ceiling fans, and wiring and circuit troubleshooting. Northern Virginia and Washington DC.
- Handyman and home repair
- Doors and windows, rotted wood and trim, siding, roofs and gutters, decks, fences, concrete, foundations and grading, drywall, tile, caulking, flooring and painting. Northern Virginia and Washington DC.
- Remodeling
- Bathrooms, kitchens, basement finishing and home additions — with the plumbing, electrical and mechanical work done by the same licensed company. Northern Virginia and Washington DC.
Why one licensed Northern Virginia contractor beats five contractors
Most of what goes wrong in a house crosses trades. A ceiling stain is a drywall repair only after somebody finds the leak above it. A water heater replacement is a plumbing job until the gas connection needs relocating and the copper needs re-bonding to restore the ground path. A bathroom remodel is carpentry, plumbing, electrical and tile in sequence, and the sequence is where projects fall apart.
When those trades sit under one contract, nobody is explaining that the other guy's work is not their responsibility. That is the practical reason this company has carried all five trades under one license since 1999.
It also means the technician who finds a second problem can usually tell you what it is. A plumber who notices scorching at a panel, or an electrician who notices a water heater with no expansion tank, is not looking at something outside the company.
How we price work — and why we never quote a price over the phone
Company policy: prices are not given by phone, they are not given online, and they are not published on this website. Not one page here carries a number, and that is deliberate.
Two jobs that sound identical on the phone routinely are not. A water heater swap changes completely if the unit sits in a recessed alcove, if the vent needs a certification filed with the county, if the previous installer left no drain pan or expansion tank, or if the floor drain has been covered over. A panel upgrade changes if there is no room for the new breakers and existing circuits have to be consolidated first. A price given sight-unseen is either padded to cover the unknowns, or it is going to change once the truck arrives — and that second conversation is the one nobody wants to have.
So an estimator comes to the property, looks at the actual work, and gives you a written price for it before anything starts. If what we find changes the scope, you hear about it before we proceed, not after.
Permits, Virginia building code and county inspections
Where the jurisdiction requires a permit, we pull and process it ourselves, perform the work to the Virginia building code, and the job is not closed out until it passes final inspection. On permitted work we hold back the final portion of payment until that inspection passes.
Which office issues that permit depends entirely on where the property sits, and Northern Virginia is unusually fragmented — unincorporated county, independent city and incorporated town all work differently, sometimes within a mile of each other. Our service area pages set out who issues permits where.
Code also drives parts people did not ask for: expansion tanks and drain pans on water heaters, sediment traps and drip legs on gas connections, GFCI and AFCI protection where it is now required, restored bonding across any cut copper. If a previous installer skipped them, they get put right.
24-hour emergency plumbing, HVAC and electrical service
We answer the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Active leaks, a failed pressure reducing valve flooding a basement, burst or frozen pipes, sewage backing up, no water, no heat in a cold snap — those do not wait for Monday.
If you smell gas, leave the building first and call the gas utility, then call us. See emergency plumber for what to do before the truck arrives.
Towns we serve across Northern Virginia and Washington DC
The office is in Alexandria, and the service area covers the Northern Virginia core plus Manassas and Manassas Park: Alexandria, Annandale, Arlington, Burke, Centreville, Chantilly, Clifton, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Falls Church, Great Falls, Herndon, Lorton, Manassas, Manassas Park, McLean, Merrifield, Oakton, Reston, Springfield, Sterling, Vienna and Woodbridge.
Electrical, handyman and remodeling also extend into Washington DC. Plumbing and heating and cooling are Virginia only.
All five trades are offered everywhere in the Virginia service area — there is no tier of towns that gets a smaller menu. Start at service areas to find the page for yours.
What hiring a Northern Virginia contractor actually looks like
- You call, or send a message. Tell us what is failing, and for an appliance, whether it is gas or electric and roughly how old. See contact.
- A licensed technician or estimator comes out. Same business day during business hours where we can, next business day after hours.
- We diagnose before we quote. On plumbing calls that includes testing the incoming water pressure with a gauge, because high static pressure explains an enormous share of the failures we get called out for.
- You get a written price for the actual work, and the option to do nothing yet when that is reasonable.
- We do the work, pull the permit where one is required, and close the job out on inspection.
- Labor is warranted for one year.
About Sam & Sons Services, a Virginia contractor since 1999
Sam & Sons Services LLC has worked in Northern Virginia since 1999, licensed, bonded and insured, holding Virginia DPOR contractor license #2705070610. The work runs across single-family houses, townhouses, condominiums, apartment buildings and commercial properties, including per-unit inspection programs for property managers.
More on how the company works, and who it works for, on the about page. Hiring information is on careers.