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Best Brands Plus & Randolph County Appliance
4.6(32 reviews on Google)
17 Main St S, Wedowee
(256) 357-0400Plumbers serving Wedowee work a wide slice of Randolph County, and the one shop the town's roster holds carries the trade under Bobby Crabtree's name: Best Brands Plus & Randolph County Appliance, rated 4.6 from 32 Google reviews, with plumbing that runs from leak detection and repair to repiping.
The accounts are substantial. One customer calls him probably the best plumber and all around handyman in Randolph County, and the household behind that line had dealt with Best Brands and Crabtree for four years, through multiple water leak fixes and their bills, before Bobby and his crew came in and redid the home's plumbing outright.
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What plumbers charge near Wedowee
Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Southeast Alabama (nonmetro) area, which covers Wedowee, next to the statewide number for context. They are estimates, not quotes — call two or three businesses and compare the written numbers.
| Job | Southeast Alabama (nonmetro) | Alabama statewide |
|---|---|---|
| Plumber's hourly rate | $65–$100 | $70–$110 |
| Unclog a drain | $60–$280 | $70–$300 |
| Toilet replacement | $190–$600 | $190–$620 |
| Tank water heater replacement | $790–$1,700 | $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 Wedowee
That is the shape of the trade here: leak detection and repair on one end, repiping on the other, with general plumbing services between. The larger towns around Wedowee keep their own plumbing rosters, with Alexander City, Eastaboga, Anniston, Talladega and Opelika carrying pages nearby.
Hiring a plumber in Wedowee: local notes
East Alabama — Auburn-Opelika, the Chattahoochee valley and the piedmont lakes behind Phenix City.
What the climate does here
- Piedmont red clay erodes in the region's heavy summer rains, and washed-out soil is a classic cause of exposed and bellied yard lines.
- Lake homes on Martin, Harding and the Chattahoochee add their own plumbing: dock supplies, pump systems and vacation houses that freeze unattended in a rare hard snap.
- Auburn and Opelika keep adding subdivisions, so builder-grade fixtures and slab rough-ins from a decade of fast construction are a large share of the local call volume.
- Humidity stays high from March to November, which keeps crawlspace moisture and condensation on cold lines on the maintenance list.
Before you sign
- On lake and vacation property, ask the plumber about a freeze-protection walkthrough — drained supply lines and a labeled shutoff save the spring surprise.
- In newer subdivisions, ask whether the water heater's expansion tank and pan drain were installed to code; fast builds sometimes skip both.
- 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 Wedowee
Who does repiping in Wedowee?
Best Brands Plus & Randolph County Appliance does, under Bobby Crabtree. One household's account ran through four years of water leak fixes before Crabtree and his crew redid the home's plumbing outright.
What rating does Best Brands Plus & Randolph County Appliance carry?
It holds 4.6 from 32 Google reviews, a record built in Randolph County around Bobby Crabtree's plumbing and handyman work, with customers describing leak fixes that ran across years before the bigger job came.
Does the Wedowee shop take leak detection calls?
Leak detection and repair is on its list, next to general plumbing services and repiping, and the reviews show why it matters: one household counted multiple water leak fixes, and the bills that came with them, across four years before the plumbing was redone.
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.
What plumbing surprises come with Auburn-area lake and vacation homes?
Unoccupied houses are the big one: a hard freeze in an empty lakeside home bursts lines that nobody sees until the damage spreads. Local plumbers handle freeze-protection visits, dock and pump work, and well systems outside town. Ask for a labeled shutoff walkthrough so the person watching the house knows where the water stops.