If water is pouring from a broken pipe in your Mocksville home, close the main shutoff and turn off power near the water. A plumber can repair the break and check the line around it. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Mocksville.
Who handles a break near the street in Mocksville?
Inside town, water and sewer come from the Town of Mocksville Water and Sewer Department, which also serves some customers outside town limits. If water is coming up at the curb or around the meter, call the Town first. The Town's 2025 water report says it handles lead pipe removal and that customers share responsibility for home plumbing, but it doesn't spell out exactly where the Town's portion stops. Anything inside the house, or a wet strip of yard between the meter and the foundation, is usually work for a plumber.
Some homes just outside town are on Davie County water instead. Davie County says its meters usually sit in the front yard near the road, in the utility right-of-way.
Are older Mocksville houses more likely to have a pipe burst?
They can be. About 44% of Mocksville's homes were built before 1980, many of them in the Downtown, North Main Street and Salisbury Street historic districts. Older homes are more likely to have galvanized steel, crawl spaces with little insulation and pipes along outside walls. The town also had a building boom in the 2000s (about 28% of homes went up from 2000 to 2009), and those houses usually have plastic pipe that resists corrosion but can still split if it freezes in an attic or garage.
What should I do before help arrives?
- Keep the main closed and open the lowest faucet to drain remaining water.
- Turn off the water heater, or set a gas unit to pilot. If you ever smell gas, leave and call 911 or Piedmont Natural Gas from outside.
- Move furniture, rugs and boxes off the wet floor.
- Take photos before cleanup for your insurance records.
The plumber will cut out the damaged section, join new pipe and check the rest of the run. Larger jobs may need a permit, which Mocksville handles through Davie County Planning & Development Services under contract with the Town.
A Mocksville winter tip
The Town's water and sewer page reminds owners to insulate backflow prevention assemblies before winter. If you have one on an irrigation line or other outdoor connection, wrap it and drain it in fall so it doesn't crack.
Burst Pipe Repair questions in Mocksville
If the break is out in the yard, is it my repair or the water utility's?
Where in a house do supply pipes usually split?
How do I keep an outside faucet from bursting next winter?
Does fixing a burst pipe require a permit here?
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