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K&S Plumbing
4.6(2,252 reviews on Google)
1 Corporate Woods Circle, Alabaster
(877) 251-3194The plumbers of Alabaster work a corridor of Shelby County suburbs. Superior Plumbing & Drain names Pelham, Calera, Hoover and Vestavia Hills as the nearby communities it serves, and Plumb-Tech, Inc. works across Shelby, Jefferson and Chilton counties, so the 9 companies on this page reach past the city limits in every direction. Gas fitting travels with the water piping: CJ Plumbing and Gas is built on both trades, and Superior runs under Robert Polk, a master plumber and master gas fitter.
The customer feedback runs deep. K&S Plumbing, veteran owned and established in 2011, carries 4.6 from 2252 Google reviews with 24/7 emergency service and staff always ready. Capstone Plumbing sits at 5.0 from 740, hired for everything from small leaks to big ones by customers who use the company for all their plumbing jobs, and The Neighborhood Plumber Inc, 4.9 from 689, has households that have called on it repeatedly over the past 30 years.
Leak work has specialist tooling here. K&S inspects with minimally invasive sonar equipment to find invisible leaks that standard gear misses, and Capstone treats leak work of every size as routine. Superior Plumbing & Drain covers leak detection and repiping across the same range, with a labor warranty behind the job. Streamline Plumbing and Drain LLC logs jetting and camera work, after-hours repairs and a tricky tankless conversion, once finishing an after-hours call without adding after-hours fees.
Featured plumbers in Alabaster
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What plumbers charge near Alabaster
Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Birmingham area, which covers Alabaster, next to the statewide number for context. They are estimates, not quotes — call two or three businesses and compare the written numbers.
| Job | Birmingham | Alabama statewide |
|---|---|---|
| Plumber's hourly rate | $70–$110 | $70–$110 |
| Unclog a drain | $70–$310 | $70–$300 |
| Toilet replacement | $200–$630 | $190–$620 |
| Tank water heater replacement | $810–$1,770 | $810–$1,750 |
Full table: $80–$125 an hour in Decatur down to $60–$95 in Dothan — every area and every job, with the assumptions shown.
Best plumbers in Alabaster
Capstone Plumbing
5.0(740 reviews on Google)
180 Airpark Industrial Rd, Alabaster
(205) 434-7224
The Neighborhood Plumber Inc
4.9(689 reviews on Google)
608 6th Ave SW, Alabaster
(205) 663-0612
Superior Plumbing & Drain
4.9(180 reviews on Google)
117 1st St N, Alabaster
(205) 621-4141
CJ Plumbing and Gas
4.9(169 reviews on Google)
215 Weatherly Club Dr, Alabaster
(205) 417-3459
Streamline Plumbing and drain LLC
5.0(83 reviews on Google)
, Alabaster
(205) 830-3043
The Plumbers LLC
4.7(70 reviews on Google)
102 Hwy 265 #700, Alabaster
(205) 628-8770
Plumb-Tech, Inc.
4.5(46 reviews on Google)
100 Cloverdale Dr, Alabaster
(205) 664-5324
Lovelady Plumbing
4.3(23 reviews on Google)
Alabaster, Alabaster
(205) 663-4846Water heaters anchor the week: 8 of the 9 cover them, tank and tankless alike. CJ Plumbing and Gas draws same-day notes, one customer texting at 10:30 in the morning and finished before 3:30 in the afternoon, and The Plumbers LLC, led by Mike and his crew, has drawn repeat calls from one household for ten years running, most recently a two-man team that reached the home the same day and unclogged backed up kitchen and laundry pipes in under an hour. Lovelady Plumbing came out after hours, fixed water pressure issues the same night and ordered a new pressure regulator to finish the job properly. Plumb-Tech, family owned since 1995, adds hydro jetting, backflow testing and slab leak repairs to the residential list.
Pelham, Calera, Chelsea, Hoover and Bessemer all carry pages of their own. For a customer on any side of Alabaster the market already leans that way: Superior names four neighboring communities outright, Plumb-Tech covers three counties, and the Alabaster shops take work well past the city limits.
Hiring a plumber in Alabaster: local notes
Central Alabama — Birmingham and its ridge-and-valley suburbs, Tuscaloosa, Anniston and Gadsden.
What the climate does here
- 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.
- Ice storms are the winter signature — a thin glaze is enough to snap tree limbs onto service lines and cut power for days, which is why battery-backup sump pumps sell here.
- Summer storms drop intense rain on narrow valleys, so yard drains, area drains and sewer laterals take the water all at once.
Before you sign
- In Birmingham's older neighborhoods, ask whether the supply lines are original galvanized; a whole-house repipe quote is easier to take before the pinhole leaks start.
- Camera the sewer lateral before buying an mid-century house — big clay laterals under these neighborhoods root-in and belly where the clay soil has moved.
- Tuscaloosa, Anniston and Gadsden carry the same aging-mains issues as Birmingham with fewer contractors per capita, so book non-emergencies early in the week.
- Ask for the company's state registration and the individual's certification level — apprentice, journeyman or master — before any quote is scheduled.
- Check the certificate in the Board's own business search; the record here shows the license number and issue date, the Board shows the current status.
- Confirm who pulls the permit for anything beyond a like-for-like swap, and make the inspection schedule part of the written estimate.
Licensing: 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. Verify a license in the Board's business search (status and expiration live there, not here) — see Alabama Plumbers & Gas Fitters Examining Board. Before any job that digs, Alabama 811 locates buried lines free.
Common questions about plumbers in Alabaster
Who works on gas lines in Alabaster?
CJ Plumbing and Gas is built around both trades: Carter Johnson gets described as extremely knowledgeable about all plumbing and gas problems. Superior Plumbing & Drain runs under Robert Polk, a master plumber and master gas fitter with more than 25 years in the field, and Plumb-Tech, Inc. includes gas lines on a residential list that runs from drain cleaning to slab leak repairs.
Who finds hidden leaks without tearing open walls?
K&S Plumbing inspects with minimally invasive sonar equipment to find invisible leaks that standard gear misses, and leak work is a specialty there. Capstone Plumbing treats leak work of every size as routine, from small leaks to big ones, and Superior Plumbing & Drain covers leak detection across a service range that includes repiping and sewer lines.
Do any of these companies cover Pelham, Calera or Hoover?
Superior Plumbing & Drain names Pelham, Calera, Hoover and Vestavia Hills as the nearby communities it serves, with straightforward pricing rather than commission work and a labor warranty behind the job. Plumb-Tech, Inc. covers homes, businesses and job sites across Shelby, Jefferson and Chilton counties, including water line and sewer line repair and replacement.
Who takes on kitchen or bathroom remodel plumbing?
Capstone Plumbing gets hired for everything from leaks to kitchen renovations by customers who use the company for all their plumbing jobs. Plumb-Tech, Inc. covers remodel and new construction work alongside backflow testing, toilets and faucets, and slab leak repairs, so a remodel can be piped and inspected by the same crew.
What about the towns around Alabaster, like Chelsea or Bessemer?
Pelham, Calera, Chelsea, Hoover and Bessemer all carry pages of their own. Superior Plumbing & Drain already names Pelham, Calera, Hoover and Vestavia Hills in its service area, and Plumb-Tech, Inc. works three counties, so a customer near the city limits can check the next town's page or call an Alabaster crew that travels.
Who answers after hours or on weekends?
K&S Plumbing provides 24/7 emergency services with staff always ready. Lovelady Plumbing sent Patrick out after hours to fix water pressure issues the same night, and Streamline Plumbing and Drain LLC finished an after-hours repair without adding after-hours fees, leaving a final price lower than the original estimate.
How do I check a plumber's certification in Alabama?
Ask the business for its license number, then look it up in the Board's own business search. Listing pages on this directory show the license number and the year it was issued where a Board record exists; the Board's search is where the current status lives, so check there before you hire.