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Dogwood Plumbing Service
4.9(112 reviews on Google)
124 Cove Landing, Calera
(205) 683-2647Leak detection is close to universal among the plumbers of Calera: five of the six shops find and repair leaks, and water heater installation and repair is the one job all six take on. From there the trade spreads into sewer lines, gas lines, repiping and remodel work, much of it family-owned shops whose territory runs toward Birmingham. Three shops take 24/7 emergency calls, and Jeff Beaty Plumbing offers free estimates.
Dogwood Plumbing Service carries the deepest review record in town at 4.9 from 112 Google reviews, a family-owned, licensed and insured company covering Central Alabama from Calera to Birmingham and the communities between. Its range runs from traditional and tankless water heaters through leak detection, pipe repairs, drain clog repair, toilet, faucet, bathtub, shower and sink work, and pump repair and replacement, for homes and businesses both, with emergency calls part of the coverage day or night.
Jeff Beaty Plumbing appears twice among the six, once at 5.0 from 19 reviews and once at 4.7 from 15, both serving Calera. The shop covers Calera and Alabaster with fully licensed and insured residential plumbing and keeps trucks stocked so most repairs finish in a single visit; the reviews tell of a water heater fixed on a quick visit and a panicked call over an overflowing bath cleared the same day.
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What plumbers charge near Calera
Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Birmingham area, which covers Calera, 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 Calera
Jeff Beaty Plumbing
5.0(19 reviews on Google)
2 Orangewood Cir, Calera
(205) 688-6588
Cox Plumbing Solutions
4.6(18 reviews on Google)
4856 Hwy 47, Calera (based in Shelby)
Cagle Plumbing Systems
5.0(13 reviews on Google)
, Calera
(205) 230-7930
Jeff Beaty Plumbing
4.7(15 reviews on Google)
200 Orangewood Cir, Calera
(205) 907-0218
Jon Knight Plumbing
3.3(26 reviews on Google)
Co Rd 304, Calera
(205) 210-7868Remodel work has a specialist in Cagle Plumbing Systems, 5.0 from 13, built on four pillars: kitchens, bathrooms, custom remodels and new construction. Kitchen jobs run from sink installations to full plumbing layouts; bathroom work goes from leak repairs to complete setups for new vanities, showers, tubs and toilets. Cox Plumbing Solutions, based in Shelby, the small town that shares this page, rates 4.6 from 18 on repeat households: a water heater fixed by a knowledgeable crew, a tough clog at a just-moved-in house worked until it cleared. New construction plumbing is on Jeff Beaty's list too, beside emergency repairs when disaster strikes.
Jon Knight Plumbing works the emergency side out of Calera as an emergency plumber for Birmingham, with non-emergency repairs and remodels alongside, and its mixed record stands at 3.3 from 26 Google reviews. Alabaster, Pelham, Chelsea, Sylacauga and Hoover have pages of their own nearby for the towns around this one.
Hiring a plumber in Calera: 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 Calera
Who works the Calera to Birmingham corridor?
Dogwood Plumbing Service covers Central Alabama from Calera to Birmingham and the communities between, licensed and insured for residential and commercial work. Jon Knight Plumbing works out of Calera as an emergency plumber for Birmingham, so urgent calls run up the corridor as well as down it.
Who serves Alabaster from Calera?
Jeff Beaty Plumbing serves Calera and Alabaster directly, with fully licensed and insured crews and trucks stocked so most repairs finish in one visit. Dogwood Plumbing Service's Central Alabama coverage reaches Alabaster too, which keeps two shops working the same road.
Who handles kitchen and bathroom remodel plumbing in Calera?
Cagle Plumbing Systems makes remodels its core: kitchens from sink installations to full plumbing layouts, bathrooms from leak repairs to complete setups for new vanities, showers, tubs and toilets, with custom jobs the specialty. Jeff Beaty Plumbing and Jon Knight Plumbing both take remodel and new construction plumbing as well.
Which Calera plumbers answer emergency calls?
Three shops run 24/7 emergency service: Dogwood Plumbing Service, Jeff Beaty Plumbing and Jon Knight Plumbing. The reviews behind Jeff Beaty's 4.7 record include a panicked call over an overflowing bathtub cleared the same day, and Jon Knight's service menu is built around emergency calls with non-emergency work and remodels alongside.
Who works in Shelby, the small town beside Calera?
Cox Plumbing Solutions is based in Shelby under Rex Cox, rated 4.6 from 18 Google reviews. The work is household plumbing: water heaters, drain cleaning and leak detection, with several families reporting job after job handled well enough to keep calling.
Who does whole house repiping or sewer line repair here?
Jeff Beaty Plumbing runs whole house repiping along with water and sewer line repairs and gas line work. Dogwood Plumbing Service covers sewer lines and repiping across Central Alabama, so older plumbing in Calera and Alabaster has two shops covering the work.
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.