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Black Dog Plumbing
5.0(416 reviews on Google)
10468 Chelsea Rd, Chelsea
(659) 305-1411Four of Chelsea's five plumbers carry perfect 5.0 ratings, and the town's review file runs deep: 657 Google reviews across the page, averaging 4.9. Black Dog Plumbing leads the file at 5.0 from 416 reviews, a family-owned shop established in 2020 that handles repairs and emergency service across Shelby County and the Birmingham metro. Customers there name the people behind the work: owner Chris, technician Tommy and receptionist Amber.
The lean of the trade runs toward water heaters and leaks: all five shops repair and install water heaters, all five find and fix leaks, and gas line work sits at four of the five. Birmingham is the pull behind the routes, from Black Dog's Shelby County coverage to the Got Plumber? Inc jobs that reach into the city itself. Water heater styles span standard tanks and the tankless units Lovelady Plumbing Company and Waldrip Plumbing both work on.
Lovelady Plumbing Company brings the longest trade history: a family-owned master plumber and gas fitter working Leeds and the greater Birmingham area since 1995, with more than 40 years in the trade behind a 5.0 rating from 23 reviews. Main water service and main sewer line repair and installation, water fixture repair and replacement, tank and tankless water heaters, commercial calls, financing and free estimates all sit on its list.
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What plumbers charge near Chelsea
Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Birmingham area, which covers Chelsea, 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 Chelsea
Got Plumber ?
5.0(185 reviews on Google)
212 Belmont Way, Chelsea
(205) 335-8221
Lovelady Plumbing Company
5.0(23 reviews on Google)
, Chelsea
(205) 356-1782
Waldrip Plumbing
5.0(20 reviews on Google)
, Chelsea
(205) 644-4051
C & M Plumbing and Gas LLC
4.4(13 reviews on Google)
3519 Co Rd 39, Chelsea
(205) 286-2712Got Plumber? Inc covers Chelsea and the surrounding communities at 5.0 from 185, with a job list that runs from garbage disposals, showers, tubs and toilet repairs through pipe repairs, slab leaks and clogged drains, out to sewer line repairs, sewer camera inspections and sewer drain cleaning. Plumbing remodeling is part of the range, as are sump pumps and round-the-clock emergency response.
Waldrip Plumbing is family owned and operated in Chelsea with more than 16 years serving the greater Birmingham area, licensed and insured under State of Alabama Master Plumber License MP-4734, rated 5.0 from 20 with tankless water heater repairs among the jobs customers report. C & M Plumbing and Gas LLC rounds out the page at 4.4 from 13, where Justin and a professional team earn repeat business at fair prices; on one call an older hot water heater came out and a new energy efficient system went in.
Night trouble has an answer here: Black Dog Plumbing, Got Plumber? Inc and Lovelady Plumbing Company all run 24/7 emergency service, and drain cleaning aims at the usual culprits, grease, soap residue, hair and food waste. Pelham, Hoover, Birmingham, Alabaster and Vandiver have pages of their own nearby for the towns around Chelsea.
Hiring a plumber in Chelsea: 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 Chelsea
Which Chelsea plumbers work on gas lines?
Four of the five do. Lovelady Plumbing Company holds master plumber and gas fitter credentials with more than 40 years in the trade, Black Dog Plumbing includes gas line work in its repairs across Shelby County and the Birmingham metro, and C & M Plumbing and Gas LLC carries gas in its name, beside water heaters and leak detection.
Who repairs sewer lines around Chelsea?
Got Plumber? Inc takes sewer line repairs, sewer camera inspections and sewer drain cleaning across Chelsea and the surrounding communities. Lovelady Plumbing Company handles main sewer line repair and installation from its Leeds and greater Birmingham ground, so a failing sewer line has two seasoned shops on it.
Do Chelsea shops install tankless water heaters?
Two do. Lovelady Plumbing Company installs and services tank and tankless water heaters in gas and electric systems, and Waldrip Plumbing's feedback includes tankless water heater repairs done right, from a shop with more than 16 years serving the greater Birmingham area.
Who answers a Chelsea plumbing emergency at night?
Three shops run 24/7 emergency service: Black Dog Plumbing, Got Plumber? Inc and Lovelady Plumbing Company. Black Dog's coverage stretches across Shelby County and the Birmingham metro, and Got Plumber? Inc pairs its round-the-clock availability with slab leak and clogged drain work, so midnight trouble has somewhere to go.
Does any Chelsea plumber offer financing or free estimates?
Lovelady Plumbing Company offers both, on a list that also carries commercial work and main water service repair and installation. Its 5.0 rating from 23 reviews stands behind the bigger jobs as well as the small ones.
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.