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LT Drain and Small Repair
5.0(224 reviews on Google)
12965 Oak Ct, Wilmer
(251) 421-0367Drains come first in Wilmer: three of the five plumbers on this page name drain cleaning and three take sewer lines, and one puts the digging right in the business name, C and G First Call Plumbing and Ditch Digging. Water heaters run close behind at four of the five, two of those confirm tankless installs, and leak detection and repair confirms at two as well. Sump pumps and grinder pumps sit on a local service list too.
The average rating across the page is 4.9 over 378 reviews, and LT Drain and Small Repair carries a 5.0 from 224 of them. The stories there center on Paul, who assessed one job within 24 hours of a weekend call, explained the options and set an externally mounted tankless heater in place of an old hot water tank, an installation the customer called smooth and good looking. Water heater repair and replacement come up repeatedly in the feedback. Southern Plumber LLC, 4.9 from 88, promises 24 hour emergency service day or night, and the jobs in its feedback back that up: an outside faucet replaced after a busted pipe froze despite insulation, a water heater swapped out within a couple of hours of the call, and comprehensive drain cleaning handled thoroughly from start to finish.
C and G First Call Plumbing and Ditch Digging, a licensed plumber taking calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week under the slogan Can't Flush Call Us, fixes toilet trouble from flushing problems and overflows to clogging alongside water heater repair and installation, with sewer repair starting from a visit to look and inspect. PlumBro's Plumbing, 4.8 from 13, runs from a clogged line to a full sewer line replacement, and one repeat customer describes honest, timely, consistent work and would hand out ten stars if the scale allowed; commercial clients get the same treatment, with on time arrivals and kept appointments. Quick & Easy Plumbing, 5.0 from 11, works in Mobile on grinder pumps, water heaters and full home remodels, with services running from faucet repairs and water filtration systems to backflow prevention and sewer line inspections.
Featured plumbers in Wilmer
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What plumbers charge near Wilmer
Planning bands from the federal wage survey for the Southwest Alabama (nonmetro) area, which covers Wilmer, next to the statewide number for context. They are estimates, not quotes — call two or three businesses and compare the written numbers.
| Job | Southwest Alabama (nonmetro) | Alabama statewide |
|---|---|---|
| Plumber's hourly rate | $65–$105 | $70–$110 |
| Unclog a drain | $70–$290 | $70–$300 |
| Toilet replacement | $190–$610 | $190–$620 |
| Tank water heater replacement | $800–$1,730 | $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 Wilmer
Southern Plumber LLC
4.9(88 reviews on Google)
, Wilmer
(251) 459-0980
C and G First Call Plumbing and Ditch Digging
5.0(42 reviews on Google)
, Wilmer
(251) 513-8807
PlumBro's Plumbing
4.8(13 reviews on Google)
, Wilmer
(251) 402-4684
Quick & Easy Plumbing
5.0(11 reviews on Google)
, Wilmer
(251) 895-9172Remodel and new construction plumbing confirms at two of the five, and repiping sits with C and G, the shop whose name carries the digging. Between the sewer replacements, the grinder pumps and the sump pumps, a good share of the work here happens outdoors, underground or both.
Mobile, Spanish Fort, Saraland, Daphne and Theodore have pages of their own for readers in the towns around Wilmer.
Hiring a plumber in Wilmer: local notes
Gulf Coast — Mobile Bay, the Baldwin County shore towns and the pine woods behind them.
What the climate does here
- Hurricane and tropical-storm season runs June through November, and the remnant rains alone can flood streets and crawlspaces far inland from the landfall point.
- This is the wettest corner of the state: roughly 55 to 65 inches of rain a year, which keeps the water table high and septic drainfields working hard after wet summers.
- Salt air reaches well past the beach line, and it eats outdoor fixtures, hose bibbs and exposed gas piping faster than it does inland.
- Winters are the mildest in Alabama, but a single hard snap still bursts uninsulated pipes, and coastal houses built slab-on-grade hide those leaks under the floor.
Before you sign
- Ask Gulf Coast plumbers how they handle storm-season demand: sump and backup pumps, generator power and post-storm sewer backups are routine work here.
- If the property sits in a flood zone, ask how the water heater and air handler are elevated to meet local flood rules before you replace either one.
- Outdoor metal work near the bay should be specified for corrosion — a cheap fixture fails in a couple of seasons where one a hundred miles inland lasts ten.
- 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 Wilmer
Who replaces sewer lines in Wilmer?
PlumBro's Plumbing runs from a clogged line to a full sewer line replacement, and C and G First Call Plumbing and Ditch Digging starts sewer repair with a visit to look and inspect before work begins. Quick & Easy Plumbing adds sewer line inspections to its list.
Do Wilmer plumbers answer calls at night or on weekends?
Southern Plumber LLC promises 24 hour emergency service day or night, and C and G First Call Plumbing and Ditch Digging, working under the slogan Can't Flush Call Us, takes calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. LT Drain and Small Repair assessed one weekend job within 24 hours of the call.
Who installs tankless water heaters in Wilmer?
LT Drain and Small Repair replaced an old hot water tank with an externally mounted tankless heater, an installation its customer called smooth, and Quick & Easy Plumbing covers traditional tank units and modern tankless systems, so a household can stay with a tank or move to on demand.
Do any Wilmer plumbers offer free estimates?
Quick & Easy Plumbing offers free estimates, so a caller can price the job before committing. The same shop carries sump pumps, water filtration and backflow prevention alongside its remodel and repair work.
What should happen before a sewer trench is dug here?
Alabama 811, the state's call before you dig service, marks buried utility lines before any excavation, and the locate is free to the person digging. With ditch digging in the name of one local shop and sewer replacement part of the workload, buried lines come up often.
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.
Does the Gulf Coast climate change what I should ask a plumber?
Yes. Around Mobile Bay the combination of heavy rain, a high water table and salt air makes drainage work, sump pumps, corrosion-resistant outdoor fixtures and post-storm sewer backups the local specialties. After a named storm, expect a wait for non-emergency work and ask about flood-zone equipment rules before replacing a water heater.