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Benjamin Franklin Plumbing
4.8(1,960 reviews on Google)
1110 Greenwood crossings Ct, Bessemer
(877) 902-5309Bessemer's plumbers come with a heavy review record: 2,626 Google reviews across six shops, averaging 4.8. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing accounts for 4.8 from 1,960 of them, with customers describing same-day water heater repairs and technicians who arrive fast, and Madden Plumbing Services, Inc adds 4.9 from 445 for a crew that stays with a clog until it clears, including one long basement fight through 45 feet of pipe. A bidet toilet seat installed on a same-day visit is among the smaller jobs in the pile.
Round-the-clock work is the local habit: four of the six shops answer emergency calls. Alabama Plumbing Services, LLC runs a full 24-hour operation out of Bessemer for homes and businesses, with licensed, insured technicians covering tank and tankless water heaters, drain cleaning, sewer line services, leak detection, slab leak repairs, water re-piping, sump pumps and sump pump alarm systems, beside remodel, new construction and commercial calls.
The map reaches past the city line. Precision Services works from McCalla, just outside Bessemer, and covers Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and nearby areas as a family-run, multi-trade contractor: HVAC, plumbing, electrical, septic and construction under one roof, with more than 35 years of experience and full licensing and insurance. The reviews record real saves, including one customer with a major leak whose call was handled start to finish. It offers financing and free estimates, and its plumbing side takes water heater repair and installation, leak work, sewer lines and commercial calls, rated 4.9 from 65 Google reviews.
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What plumbers charge near Bessemer
Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Birmingham area, which covers Bessemer, 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 Bessemer
Madden Plumbing Services, Inc
4.9(445 reviews on Google)
6259 Park S Dr, Bessemer
(205) 407-1515
Alabama Plumbing Services, LLC
4.9(136 reviews on Google)
1211 Hudson Ave, Bessemer
(205) 807-8279
Precision Services
4.9(65 reviews on Google)
6965 Lowetown Rd, Bessemer (based in McCalla)
(205) 807-6319
Pickle Plumbing & Septic Tank
4.8(10 reviews on Google)
Bessemer, Bessemer
(205) 424-3614
Walden Plumbing
4.5(10 reviews on Google)
6168 Warrior River Rd, Bessemer
(205) 281-9049Two small shops round out Bessemer's trade. Pickle Plumbing & Septic Tank takes its name from the two sides of its work, plumbing and septic tank service, and rates 4.8 from 10 reviews on honest, solid repairs; one reviewer wished only for a confirmation call further ahead of the appointment, and a kitchen sink leak stayed fixed for good. Walden Plumbing rates 4.5 from 10, with repeat customers describing thorough, reasonably priced jobs and calling the crew great to work with after using them twice.
Gas line work sits with Madden Plumbing Services, Inc and Alabama Plumbing Services, LLC. Free estimates come from Alabama Plumbing Services, LLC and Precision Services, with financing at Precision Services, so quoting a job before work starts is normal here. Hueytown, Homewood, Hoover, Ensley and Pelham have pages of their own nearby, and Birmingham and Tuscaloosa both fall inside Precision Services' coverage.
Hiring a plumber in Bessemer: 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 Bessemer
Who answers plumbing emergencies in Bessemer after hours?
Alabama Plumbing Services, LLC runs a 24-hour operation answering calls day and night for homes and businesses. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing and Madden Plumbing Services, Inc both build same-day response into their customer stories, with Madden's 4.9 from 445 Google reviews standing behind it.
Who works McCalla and the corridor toward Birmingham and Tuscaloosa?
Precision Services is based in McCalla and covers Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and nearby areas with HVAC, plumbing, electrical, septic and construction work under one roof. The shop holds 4.9 from 65 Google reviews, offers financing and free estimates, and its plumbing side takes water heater repair and installation, leak work and sewer lines.
Does any Bessemer plumber handle septic tanks too?
Pickle Plumbing & Septic Tank does, and the name says it: plumbing on one side, septic tank work on the other, rated 4.8 from 10 Google reviews. Precision Services carries septic among its trades as well, so septic and plumbing trouble can go to either shop.
Who clears drains and sewers in Bessemer?
Madden Plumbing Services, Inc built part of its 4.9 from 445 reviews on drain work, including a basement clog the technician chased through a long stretch of pipe until it cleared. Benjamin Franklin Plumbing takes drain cleaning calls, and Alabama Plumbing Services, LLC covers drain cleaning, sewer line services and slab leak repairs.
Which shops offer free estimates or financing?
Precision Services offers both financing and free estimates alongside its multi-trade home services. Alabama Plumbing Services, LLC gives free estimates on its 24-hour plumbing work, so quoting a job before work starts is available from either shop.
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.
Are repipes as common in Birmingham as it sounds?
Yes. Birmingham's pre-1950 neighborhoods were plumbed in galvanized steel and cast iron, and that stock ages out in clusters — once one neighbor is repiping, the street usually follows within a few years. Most local plumbers quote whole-house PEX or copper repipes, and the listing tiles on this site show which businesses confirm repiping work before you call.