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Hoover★ 4.9 (8,970)
OnTime Service
Hoover homeowners who call OnTime Service get a plumbing crew that customers praise by name. Reviews describe a toilet replacement that turned out to be an outstanding job,…
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Daphne★ 4.9 (4,220)
OnTime Service
Daphne homeowners leave a huge volume of feedback for this service company, and the plumbing work earns specific praise. Customers describe Kevin installing a walk-in shower and Sam…
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Madison★ 4.9 (3,405)
Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical
Four trades share one name in Madison: Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical covers plumbing alongside heating, cooling and electrical work. Technician Cory shows up again and again…
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Huntsville★ 4.9 (3,132)
Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Huntsville
Round-the-clock availability is what customers highlight at Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Huntsville: you truly cannot beat the 24/7 coverage, one reviewer writes, paired with a great work warranty…
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Huntsville★ 5.0 (2,596)
Around the Clock Plumbing
The name is the promise at Around the Clock Plumbing, and Huntsville reviewers confirm it keeps. Darius took on an after hours challenge and was appreciated for the…
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Mobile★ 4.8 (3,411)
Roto-Rooter Plumbers
Roto-Rooter Plumbers is the Mobile stop for plumbing trouble that cannot wait. Customers describe quick after-hours visits at fair prices, so trouble at night or on a weekend…
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What a plumber charges in Alabama
Planning bands for the jobs that fill most calls — unclog a drain, toilet replacement, tank water heater replacement — worked out from the federal wage survey, not asserted. The survey's average wage runs $60–$95 an hour where plumbers are paid least (Dothan) to $80–$125 where they are paid most (Decatur).
| Job | Alabama statewide | Highest area (Decatur) | Lowest area (Dothan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumber's hourly rate | $70–$110 | $80–$125 | $60–$95 |
| Unclog a drain | $70–$300 | $80–$340 | $60–$270 |
| Toilet replacement | $190–$620 | $200–$660 | $190–$590 |
| Tank water heater replacement | $810–$1,750 | $840–$1,850 | $790–$1,680 |
Plumbing costs by region — every Alabama area, every job, assumptions shown.
How listings are vetted
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Start from the record
Every listing begins as a public business record on Google Maps.
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Keep the real ones
Open businesses with at least one review stay. Duplicates are merged.
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Read the website
Each business's own site says whether it does this work. Those that do are marked.
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Say when we do not know
No website to read means "not enough info" on the listing, never a guess.
Every listing starts from public business records and Google Maps. We keep businesses that are open, have customer reviews, and do plumbing work as their main trade. Duplicates are merged, and permanently closed businesses are dropped.
Where a business's own website or public profile states what it does, that detail is recorded on its listing: the services it offers, its service area, its hours and its phone number. When the public sources do not answer a question, the listing says not enough info rather than guessing.
Owners can claim a listing to correct details or add photos. A person checks every claim. Published by Michael Carter.
How to choose a plumber in Alabama
A plumber is one of the few calls you make after something has already gone wrong, and the difference between a good one and a bad one shows up in the bill and in the wall. Alabama does not make it hard to check the basics: the state certifies the trade, the cities inspect the work, and every listing on this directory carries the phone number, the rating and the services each business confirms. Here is how to use all of that before you commit.
1. Start with the license
Plumbers who contract for work in Alabama are certified through the state Plumbers and Gas Fitters Board, and gas fitting carries its own certification. Ask for the certification when you call and check it in the board's public search. A business whose listing states a license is telling you where to look; the board's search tells you what it means.
Who can do what: the Alabama certification ladder
Plumbing is a state-certified trade in Alabama: the Plumbers & Gas Fitters Examining Board certifies every level from apprentice to master, and registered companies must carry a Principal Master. City building departments add local licenses and pull permits for code-covered work. Verified from Alabama Plumbers & Gas Fitters Examining Board, see the board for current rules.
- Apprentice Plumber / Apprentice Gas Fitter
- Registers with the Board and works under the supervision of a certified journeyman or master.
- Journeyman Plumber
- Two years as a registered apprentice (or a Board-approved apprentice training program with equivalent registered time), then the Board's examination. Applicants with two years of verifiable experience by other routes can appear before the Board.
- Journeyman Gas Fitter
- The same two-year apprenticeship or approved-program path and examination as the journeyman plumber certification.
- Master Plumber
- At least one year certified as a journeyman plumber, then the Board's master examination. A master may serve as the Principal Master for a registered company.
- Master Gas Fitter
- At least one year certified as a journeyman plumber, then the Board's master gas fitter examination; may likewise serve as a company's Principal Master.
- Medical Gas Piping Fitter (endorsement)
- Current ASSE 6010 third-party installer certification on top of an existing plumbing or gas fitting certification.
Check a certificate in the Board's business search — status and expiration live there, not on this site.
2. Compare confirmed services, not slogans
Each listing shows tiles for the services the business confirms through its own materials: water heater repair, drain cleaning, leak detection, gas lines, 24/7 emergency work and the rest. A gray tile that reads not enough info is not a complaint; it means the public record did not say, and you should ask directly. Two businesses with the same rating can still differ completely on the service you actually need.
3. Read the rating with its review count
A 5.0 built on four reviews is not the same record as a 4.7 built on four hundred. Every rating on this directory shows its count next to it. Read them together, and read what the reviews praise or complain about rather than the number alone.
4. Get the estimate in writing
Ask what the estimate covers before work starts: parts, labor, haul-away, patching. Many plumbers listed here offer free estimates, and each listing shows the number to call. If a job is large enough to need a permit, ask whether the plumber pulls it and schedules the inspection, and make the answer part of the written quote.
5. Ask about permits before walls close or ground opens
Remodel and new-construction plumbing gets inspected behind the wall, and the rough-in must pass before drywall goes up. Permits and inspections run through city and county building departments under the International Plumbing Code, which is part of Alabama's state building code. For any job that digs, have buried lines located first through Alabama 811; the locate is free.
6. Know when it is an emergency call
Water that will not stop, a sewer backup or a gas smell outranks everything else. Turn off the main shutoff if you can reach it safely, say clearly on the call that it is an emergency, and ask how the after-hours fee differs from a daytime visit before agreeing to the dispatch. For a gas smell, leave the building first and call the utility from outside.
What the Alabama climate does to plumbing
Alabama is humid subtropical from the Gulf to the Tennessee line: long humid summers, mild winters, and a storm calendar that runs from tornado season in spring through hurricane season into November. The plumbing consequences differ by region, but three statewide facts matter everywhere — the state certifies plumbers through the Plumbers & Gas Fitters Examining Board, the International Plumbing Code is part of the state building code that city and county inspectors enforce, and Alabama 811 locates buried lines for free before any digging.
Gulf Coast
- Hurricane and tropical-storm season runs June through November, and the remnant rains alone can flood streets and crawlspaces far inland from the landfall point.
- This is the wettest corner of the state: roughly 55 to 65 inches of rain a year, which keeps the water table high and septic drainfields working hard after wet summers.
Wiregrass and Southeast Alabama
- Sandy loam soils drain fast after the region's thunderstorms, but they also shift, which moves shallow sewer laterals and septic lines more than homeowners expect.
- Hard freezes are uncommon, not impossible — the December 2022 arctic burst burst pipes and backflow preventers across the Wiregrass exactly like it did upstate.
River Region
- Summers are long and humid, and the region's heavy clay soils swell and shrink with every wet-and-dry cycle — that movement is what cracks slabs and breaks under-slab lines.
- The Alabama River floodplain and its tributaries make stormwater and sewer line work a recurring job in the older river towns.
East Alabama
- Piedmont red clay erodes in the region's heavy summer rains, and washed-out soil is a classic cause of exposed and bellied yard lines.
- Lake homes on Martin, Harding and the Chattahoochee add their own plumbing: dock supplies, pump systems and vacation houses that freeze unattended in a rare hard snap.
North Alabama and the Tennessee Valley
- The valley's limestone aquifers load the water with dissolved minerals — hard water is why water softeners, descaling and shortened water-heater life come up constantly here.
- North Alabama sees the state's hardest freezes. The December 2022 arctic outbreak cracked mains, spigots and water heaters across Huntsville and Decatur, and the 2014 polar vortex did the same.
Central Alabama
- Ridge-and-valley red clay moves with the weather, and the region's older neighborhoods — Birmingham's pre-1950 stock above all — still run on galvanized steel and cast iron that age out together.
- Central Alabama sits in Dixie Alley: the April 2011 outbreak tore through Birmingham's suburbs, and post-storm re-pipes and meter sets follow every severe season.
Frequently asked questions
How are plumbers listed here?
Every listing comes from public business records and Google Maps. We keep businesses that are open, have reviews, and do plumbing work as their main trade. Owners can claim a listing to correct details or add photos.
Do you charge businesses to be listed?
No. A basic listing is free and stays free. Businesses can pay for a featured position or a premium listing, and those are marked as such wherever they appear.
Do plumbers in Alabama need a license?
Yes. Alabama licenses plumbers through the Alabama Plumbers & Gas Fitters Board, and many cities also require a local license or permit for work inside their limits. Ask a plumber for their license number and check it with the board before you hire.
How is the list on each city page ordered?
Featured positions come first when one is sold, then paid best-of placements, then everyone else by Google rating weighted by review count. Paid positions are marked. No company can buy a better rating.
What do the attribute tiles on a listing mean?
Each tile records whether a business confirms a service such as water heater repair, drain cleaning or 24/7 emergency work, based on its own website and public profile. A gray tile means the public sources did not say, so we mark it not enough info instead of guessing.
Can I get an estimate before committing?
Many of the plumbers listed here offer free estimates, and each listing shows the number to call. Ask for the estimate in writing and confirm what it covers.
A listing is wrong or my business is missing. What do I do?
Use the contact page or the claim link on any listing. Corrections are made by hand, and removal requests are honored. The directory is rebuilt from its records whenever anything changes.
What should every Alabama homeowner know about plumbing and the weather?
Three things. First, freezes are short but sharp — insulate crawlspace runs and hose bibbs before the first hard snap, because most burst-pipe calls land on those two nights a winter. Second, the state's clay soils move with wet and dry spells, which is why slab leaks concentrate here. Third, after tornadoes or named-storm remnants, licensed plumbers get busy fast; non-emergency work waits, so keep a shutoff walkthrough and a written estimate habit year-round.
Do Alabama plumbers need a permit for repair work?
Like-for-like repairs usually do not, but water heater replacements, remodel plumbing, sewer work and anything new-construction generally need a permit from the city or county building department, which inspects to the International Plumbing Code. Ask the plumber directly whether a permit is required for your job and who pulls it — an unpermitted repair that fails inspection costs more than the permit ever did.