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Sell your plumbing company to a buyer who values service work.
RockHaven Capital buys plumbing companies directly from their owners.
Service calls repeat because plumbing fails on its own schedule. That replacement demand is what we examine first.
Who We Buy From
The plumbing companies we buy
Plumbing companies earn from service, remodels, and construction in different mixes. Service work is the steadiest of the three, and it weighs most in our reading.
A company that answers its own phones and dispatches its own trucks reads very differently from one built on subcontracted leads.
Residential service plumbing
Repairs, water heaters, and repipes for homeowners. A booked-out service board is the clearest sign of a healthy company.
Commercial service and contracts
Service for restaurants, offices, and property managers under standing arrangements. Repeat commercial accounts steady the schedule.
Drain and sewer services
Drain cleaning, camera work, and sewer replacement. This specialty work carries strong margins when the equipment is owned.
Remodel and rough-in work
Plumbing for remodels and additions with local builders. We value it most when a service base stands beside it.
Take our free five-minute assessment to get an estimate of what your business could sell for.
What's My Business Worth? Book a CallWhat We Look At
Five things we check first
A plumbing company proves its cash flow through its call volume and its ticket records. These five checks show us whether the phones keep ringing without you.
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Revenue of $1M to $10M a year
Companies in that size range are our market. A company in that range runs several trucks with licensed plumbers on them.
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Cash flow of $300K and up
The filed returns have to show it. We compare ticket averages and call counts against those returns.
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Service demand that repeats
Plumbing problems recur, and past customers call the company they already trust. A repeat customer base is the closest thing this trade has to recurring revenue.
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Licensed plumbers who run their own trucks
Your plumbers should price and complete jobs on site without your sign-off. A lead plumber who trains apprentices adds lasting value.
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The master license, settled early
Most plumbing companies operate under a master license held by a qualifier. When that qualifier stays under a written agreement, the license continues through the sale and the deal stays workable. We confirm the arrangement on the first calls, in the open.
What a RockHaven deal looks like
- Structure
- Majority buyouts
- Geography
- Anywhere in the continental United States
- Seller fees
- None. Sellers are charged no fees, ever, and the business is never listed.You keep the money a broker would take.
Take our free five-minute assessment to get an estimate of what your business could sell for.
What's My Business Worth? Book a CallThe Principals
A track record built in operating businesses
All three exits came from companies they co-founded from the idea up with a founding team, not from businesses they bought and flipped. One was acquired by a publicly traded company.
Companies founded or co-founded
Exits from companies we co-founded from the ground up
Sales driven by our teams
Capital raised for real estate and operating companies
Why Owners Talk To Us
A direct buyer changes the conversation
Plumbing owners built their name one call at a time. Here is what changes when a sale stays private and direct.
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We are the buyer, not a broker
You talk to the buyer itself, not to an agent shopping the deal. Your customer list is not circulated to competing shops during a listing.
One conversation with the buyer, not a parade of strangers through your business. -
Your plumbers keep their trucks
Licensed plumbers choose where they work, and yours chose you. After a sale, your team stays in place in most cases.
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Your name stays off the market
Customers never see a for-sale listing attached to the name they call. The handover reads as continuity rather than an exit.
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The license plan before the price
We settle the qualifier arrangement before anyone negotiates numbers. A deal built on a confirmed license does not wobble late.
A straight number early, with the reason behind it.
The listed route, by the numbers
A listed plumbing company invites rivals to recruit its plumbers for months. These figures are what the listed route usually looks like.
Median time to close for a business that sells through the market
Source: BizBuySell, 2025 Year in Review. Counts businesses that sold.
Of businesses that go to market ever sell at all
Source: Exit Planning Institute estimate. Based on owner readiness survey data, not a census of listings.
The broker success fee alone on a $1M sale, on the standard scale
Source: Double Lehman fee scale, published broker guides, 2026.
How It Works
Four steps from first call to close
Four steps, and you deal with us directly at each one.
A private conversation
We talk through your service mix, your team, and your reasons for selling.
A straight valuation
We read your tax returns and your service records and come back with a value. If the number is not there, we will tell you that too.
A straight number early, with the reason behind it.A structure that fits
Cash is paid at close, and seller financing is used where it fits.
A clean close
The paperwork is short and written in plain language. Once terms are agreed, we aim to close in four to eight weeks.
A real close date in weeks, not a listing that sits while the market decides.Working with an advisor or broker? They hear back from us within two business days, and their fee is protected.
Contact
Start a conversation about your plumbing company
Start with the free assessment. Or book a call and talk directly with a principal.