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Plumber Pro Service & Drain
4.8(1,351 reviews on Google)
, Athens
(706) 769-7761Plumbing in Athens runs on a short roster: seven plumbers share this page, and together they hold 1688 Google reviews at an average rating of 4.7. The anchor of that record is Plumber Pro Service & Drain, rated 4.8 from 1351 reviews, a history built on easy same-day appointments and technicians who stay with a difficult job until it is solved.
Water heater work is the common ground. All seven take water heater calls, and tankless units are a specialty at Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain, 1 A+ Plumber, Allstar Pro Services and Plumbpro Plumbing Services. Much of Alabama runs moderately hard to hard water, so mineral scale and sediment are normal maintenance concerns for those tankless units and for tank heaters alike.
Emergency cover is real here rather than a slogan. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain staffs Athens around the clock, 24/7, 365 days a year, with free onsite estimates and no extra charges for plumbing or drain work on nights, weekends and holidays. Plumber Pro Service & Drain and Plumbpro Plumbing Services both take same-day calls, and 1 A+ Plumber has built a 4.9 rating from 41 reviews on punctuality and careful, explained work, shoe covers and all.
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What plumbers charge near Athens
Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Huntsville area, which covers Athens, next to the statewide number for context. They are estimates, not quotes — call two or three businesses and compare the written numbers.
| Job | Huntsville | Alabama statewide |
|---|---|---|
| Plumber's hourly rate | $70–$110 | $70–$110 |
| Unclog a drain | $70–$300 | $70–$300 |
| Toilet replacement | $200–$620 | $190–$620 |
| Tank water heater replacement | $810–$1,760 | $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 Athens
Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain
4.7(105 reviews on Google)
21057 AL-251, Athens
(256) 232-0254
AllStar Plumbers, Inc.
4.4(68 reviews on Google)
15867 Line Rd, Athens
(256) 232-1234
1 A+ Plumber
4.9(41 reviews on Google)
21215 Oakland Meadows, Athens
(256) 998-8760
Sludge Busters plumbing and septic tank service
4.5(49 reviews on Google)
21070 Holt Rd, Athens
(256) 288-3242
Allstar Pro Services
4.8(36 reviews on Google)
25851 Walter Lee Dr, Athens
(256) 998-7777
Plumbpro Plumbing Services
4.6(38 reviews on Google)
23099 St John Rd, Athens
(256) 755-7432The shops come in useful sizes. 1 A+ Plumber is a one-plumber operation where Eric explains what he is doing and why as he goes. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain runs commercial work, gas lines and sump pumps alongside residential calls, and it is the shop here that offers financing. AllStar Plumbers, Inc., rated 4.4 from 68 reviews, takes remodel and new construction plumbing, and Allstar Pro Services, 4.8 from 36 reviews, cleared one customer's stopped sewer line within a couple of hours of the call.
After water heaters, drains are the busiest lane. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain pairs drain cleaning with leak detection and sewer line work, and drain cleaning is standard work across the rest of the roster. Sewer trouble, sump pumps and gas lines fill out the longer service lists, so a repair rarely has to leave this page.
The trade here reaches past the city line. Sludge Busters plumbing and septic tank service, a husband and wife team rated 4.5 from 49 reviews, works Athens and the Madison area, tracing toilet backups back to septic lines and tanks. AllStar Plumbers, Inc. has customers who moved to the Huntsville area 5 years ago and still call it back for work on their old home and on a significant plumbing expansion. Huntsville and Madison turn up again and again as regular ground, and nearby pages cover Decatur, Florence, Jasper, Fayette and Trinity.
Hiring a plumber in Athens: local notes
North Alabama and the Tennessee Valley — Huntsville and Madison, the Decatur shoals, the Shoals and the mountain towns east.
What the climate does here
- 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.
- This is the heart of Dixie Alley: the April 2011 outbreak remains the benchmark, and tornado-damaged homes bring emergency re-pipe and meter-set work after every severe season.
- Karst geology means occasional sinkholes and shifting ground that move buried service lines without warning.
Before you sign
- Ask about hard-water handling: a softener or a descaling plan extends a tank heater's life here more than anywhere else in the state.
- Before the first hard freeze, insulate crawlspace runs and hose bibbs; North Alabama plumbers run their busiest burst-pipe days in exactly these cold snaps.
- If you are digging, Alabama 811 locates buried lines first — karst ground can shift a line away from where the old map says it is.
- 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 Athens
Who works on tankless water heaters in Athens?
Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain, 1 A+ Plumber and Plumbpro Plumbing Services all take tankless calls. Eric at 1 A+ Plumber is known for thorough tankless diagnosis, and Plumbpro customers describe technicians who explain the work as they go and answer every question.
Which Athens plumbers answer calls around the clock?
Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain covers Athens 24/7, 365 days a year, including nights, weekends and holidays, with free onsite estimates and no extra charges for after-hours plumbing or drain work. Plumber Pro Service & Drain and Plumbpro Plumbing Services both schedule same-day calls.
Does anyone in Athens handle septic problems along with plumbing?
Sludge Busters plumbing and septic tank service works the two together around Athens and the Madison area. One customer's toilet backup in a newly purchased home was traced to the septic line and tank and put right by the husband and wife team behind the shop.
Do Athens plumbers work out toward Madison and Huntsville?
Sludge Busters plumbing and septic tank service covers the Madison area alongside Athens. AllStar Plumbers, Inc. kept a family that moved to the Huntsville area 5 years ago, handling jobs on their old home and a significant plumbing expansion despite the distance.
What is behind the rating on Plumber Pro Service & Drain?
It holds a 4.8 rating from 1351 Google reviews. Customers describe easy same-day appointments, technicians who arrive on time and carry difficult jobs through to a solved problem, and kitchen installs praised by name.
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.
Why is water heater scale such a theme in Huntsville and Decatur?
The Tennessee Valley sits on limestone, and the groundwater it feeds is hard — dissolved minerals plate out inside tank heaters, tankless heat exchangers and fixtures. Local plumbers recommend flushing tank heaters yearly (or more), and many keep softener or treatment options ready. It is the single cheapest way to add years to a heater in this region.