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Mike's Plumbing
5.0(60 reviews on Google)
145 Frederick Rollins Rd, Hackleburg
(931) 213-1839Hackleburg's plumbing trade runs on one name: Mike's Plumbing, owned by a veteran with more than 20 years in the trade, is the one shop on the town's roster, serving Marion County and the nearby Alabama communities. The plumbers behind it take emergency calls at any hour, and the record stands at 5.0 from 60 Google reviews.
The service list reaches from leak repair and pipe repair through drain cleaning, sewer line repair and bathroom plumbing, with water heater and tankless work, leak detection and commercial jobs taken alongside the residential calls. Customers report fast response times and quality repairs, and one tells of an emergency plumbing problem handled quickly.
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What plumbers charge near Hackleburg
Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Birmingham area, which covers Hackleburg, 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 Hackleburg
For a household in Marion County that is the whole case: one call covers the bathroom, the buried sewer line and the commercial building, backed by a perfect average across 60 reviews. Florence, Fayette, Jasper, Trinity and Hartselle are the nearby towns that keep rosters of their own.
Hiring a plumber in Hackleburg: 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 Hackleburg
Who serves Marion County from Hackleburg?
Mike's Plumbing serves Marion County and the nearby Alabama communities around it from its base in Hackleburg. The owner brings more than 20 years in the trade, and the shop holds 5.0 from 60 Google reviews.
Does anyone in Hackleburg take commercial plumbing work?
Mike's Plumbing takes commercial work alongside the residential calls, on a list that also runs to leak repair, pipe repair, drain cleaning, sewer line repair, bathroom plumbing, water heaters and tankless units, with 24/7 emergency service attached.
How strong is the review record behind Mike's Plumbing?
It stands at 5.0 from 60 Google reviews. Customers report fast response times and quality repairs, and one tells of an emergency plumbing problem handled quickly.
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.