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Plumbing trouble in Birmingham rarely waits for business hours, and the market here is built for it. The trade leans hard on around the clock response: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup answers emergency calls 365 days a year, Keith The Plumber LLC and Tackett Plumbing take calls at night because life does not stop at 6 pm, and Plumb Right backs business, commercial, multi family and industrial clients with 24/7 support. Water heaters and drains are the daily staple, with sewer lines, leak detection and gas lines close behind. The review record is deep, 10,060 reviews across 44 plumbers with an average rating of 4.7.

The longest review records set the tone. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup holds 4.8 from 3094 reviews for an operation that reaches from drain cleaning and sewer line camera inspections to water heater repair and replacement across gas, electric and tankless models, sump pumps, gas leaks and commercial work. Mr. Drippy Plumbing, rated 4.9 from 1533 reviews, serves Homewood and Birmingham with residential and commercial plumbing backed by more than 50 years of combined experience, and customers report same day response on water heater trouble. Wilbur's Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing runs plumbers alongside heating and air crews. Keith The Plumber LLC stands at 4.7 from 712 reviews, with technicians customers thank by name.

Drain and sewer work supports its own cluster of specialists. Iron Mountain Drains & Plumbing And Construction, 4.9 from 398 reviews, builds its name on thorough drain and water heater work, and one customer story tells of a plumber who cleaned the full length of a drainage pipe at no extra charge when clearing the clog alone would have been easier. Drain Werks diagnoses a clogged toilet with a camera before clearing it. Zoom Drain Birmingham, 4.9 from 120 reviews, gets the kitchen sink clogs that outlast other plumbers. Brasher Plumbing Solutions brings hydro jetting and video camera inspection to slow drains and major blockages, with a licensed, bonded and insured crew led by a master plumber serving Birmingham and Huntsville.

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What plumbers charge near Birmingham

Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Birmingham area, which covers Birmingham, next to the statewide number for context. They are estimates, not quotes — call two or three businesses and compare the written numbers.

JobBirminghamAlabama 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.

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Drain Werks

4.8(252 reviews on Google)

508 Springdale Rd, Birmingham

  • Plumbing services
  • 24/7 emergency service
  • Water heaters
(205) 994-8443
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1st Flush Plumbing

4.9(61 reviews on Google)

, Birmingham

  • Plumbing services
  • 24/7 emergency service
  • Water heaters

Water heater work runs through the whole market, tank and tankless alike. P. Webb Plumbing, LLC has built 5.0 from 169 reviews on straightforward jobs, including a crew that drained a dead electric water heater, removed it and left the homeowner ready for the new unit. Eagle Service Company has replaced a leaking expansion tank and swapped out a tankless unit ahead of schedule. Plumb Right adds repiping, remodels and financing to its water heater replacement work. Coleson Plumbing & Gas, a four generation family owned company, reaches from leaky faucets to slab leaks, water filtration, softeners and gas lines.

The service map reaches past the city line. Hoover and Homewood are named by the shops here, and the Roto-Rooter location in Hoover frames its work around local conditions, from clogged drains in clay rich soil to sewer backups after heavy rain and aging cast iron and galvanized pipes. Trussville, Pell City and Pelham turn up in the places businesses work as well. Hoover, Homewood, Ensley, Moody and Chelsea have city pages of their own nearby.

Small shops and mixed records fill out the rest. Long Time Plumbing Repair is a one name shop built around Koty Long, with a 5.0 from 90 reviews. WKD Plumbing holds 5.0 from 36 reviews, and Superior Plumbing LLC 5.0 from 14. The field is not uniformly glowing: John's Plumbing Heating and Cooling sits at 4.1 from 58 reviews, G1Plumbing at 3.4 from 17 and blueFrog Plumbing Drain Birmingham at 3.2 from 19. Emergency crews, drain specialists, multi trade shops and small family operations all work this city.

Hiring a plumber in Birmingham: 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 Birmingham

Which Birmingham plumbers answer calls at night or on weekends?

Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup runs a 24/7 operation and answers emergency calls 365 days a year from residential and commercial customers. Plumb Right provides 24/7 support for business, commercial, multi family and industrial clients. Tackett Plumbing accepts calls 24 hours, 7 days, and Long Time Plumbing Repair takes after hours calls, once on a Saturday evening.

Who handles drain and sewer line problems in Birmingham?

Drain Werks diagnoses a clogged toilet with a camera before clearing it, and has drained a water heater and fixed a garbage disposal in the same visit. Zoom Drain Birmingham takes kitchen sink clogs that outlast other plumbers and sewer lines backing into a commode. Brasher Plumbing Solutions uses hydro jetting and video camera inspection on slow drains and major blockages.

Who works on water heaters, including tankless models, in Birmingham?

Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup repairs and replaces water heaters across gas, electric and tankless models. Plumb Right handles water heater replacement alongside pipe repair and sewer line work. Eagle Service Company has replaced a leaking expansion tank and swapped out a tankless unit, and P. Webb Plumbing, LLC removes dead electric heaters so the home is ready for the new one.

Do any Birmingham plumbing companies handle other trades too?

Wilbur's Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing runs heating and air conditioning crews alongside its plumbers. Innovative Mechanical, part of Reed Services, puts drain cleaning, water heater service and leak detection next to electrical, HVAC, gas fitting and foundation work, so one company can cover what would otherwise take several contractors. Coleson Plumbing & Gas adds gas lines and water filtration to home plumbing.

Which towns near Birmingham have pages of their own?

Hoover, Homewood, Ensley, Moody and Chelsea each have a city page nearby. The businesses here reach into several of them: the Roto-Rooter location in Hoover covers Hoover and surrounding communities, and Mr. Drippy Plumbing serves Homewood and Birmingham together, so a household on either side of the line is working with the same shops.

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.

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