Alfresco Plumbing

★★★★★ 4.8 / 5 (24)
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: Oakland, CA 94606
: (510) 377-4788
: http://www.AlfrescoPlumbing.com

Company Overview

With 20 years under my belt, I personally arrive at your property to provide top-notch plumbing solutions. As a community-focused plumber, I use my eBike for swift travel, enabling me to reduce overhead and offer better prices to my customers. I prioritize your satisfaction and am dedicated to providing reliable, high-quality plumbing services tailored to your requirements!

I aim to deliver exceptional service, plain and simple. Anyone can fix a leak or install a pipe, but doing it with skill and precision is what sets me apart. I ensure everything is clean, level, and up to code, and I always clean up after myself. This is the standard I uphold.

I consider myself an ""artist"" in my trade. I aim for my plumbing to be both functional and visually appealing, akin to art. Like any artist, I frequently sign and date my projects. Maintaining low overhead allows me to offer discounts to my customers, resulting in exceptional service—a recipe for success.

My mission is to serve my community by providing top-notch plumbing services. I stand by my motto: ""Committed to delivering quality and affordable plumbing services to my community."" Since 2009, I have built Alfresco Plumbing one customer at a time, enjoying every moment of the journey.

My entry into plumbing started with my mother giving me the house I was raised in. The plumber then was unable to access the crawl space due to his size. I asked, ""How difficult is it to sweat copper?"" Al taught me right there how to sweat and install copper pipes. I recall him saying, ""This is your first time; your pipes will leak."" We pressurized the system, and to our amazement, there were no leaks! Al looked at me and said, ""You have a natural talent; you can go far in plumbing."" Twenty years later, I have progressed from laborer to drain cleaner, to serviceman, to journeyman, and now, I am a proud owner. Recently, one of my biggest joys was spotting a home marketed as an ""Alfresco Plumbed Home.""

Business Services

  • Bathtub installation
  • Bathtub repair
  • Drain installation
  • Drain repair
  • Faucet installation
  • Faucet repair
  • Garbage disposal repair
  • Gas line installation
  • Gas line repair
  • Hot water recirculation pump installation
  • Hot water recirculation pump repair
  • Plumbing inspection
  • Plumbing installation or replacement
  • Plumbing repair
  • Shower installation
  • Shower repair
  • Sink installation
  • Sink repair
  • Sump pump installation
  • Toilet installation
  • Toilet repair
  • Water heater installation
  • Water heater repair
  • Water pipe installation
  • Water pipe repair

Business Location & Hours



Mon:9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tue:9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wed:9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thu:9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Fri:9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Recommended Customer Reviews

Amy M.
★★★★★

We've had Jose work on our plumbing for the past 10 years and he's as good as it gets! Skilled, communicative, speedy and reasonable. He's fixed all kinds of things in our house, from a leaking pipe to a toilet replace. Can't recommend him highly enough!

Garden Girl Z.
★★★★★

Great find in the hood.

Joseph Alfresco just did a great job installing a line to my fridge. It was under the smallest crawl space in my 1940s home. Something I DID. NOT. WANT. TO. DO. MYSELF!

He showed up on time and worked smart and efficiently. As you know, with any construction, you never really know how much it is going to cost until you start opening up the floor, walls, etc.

He had a plan, clearly communicated it to me and then executed it. Luckily for me ($$ wise), there were no hidden problems under the floor or in the crawl space. So it was pretty straightforward.

I'm thinking of redoing the original bathroom in my house and moving the tub - I'll be using him. He clearly knows construction and has a creative side of figuring out the best possible way to install stuff. I know there is dry rot, there has to be, it's the original bathroom and there are cracked tiles etc. I trust once the demo happens, he will work with the carpenters to replumb for my new layout.

Very professional, knows his stuff.

Burt V.
★★★★★

I needed a problem solver and Joseph was the perfect person for the job. I needed him to reroute cold water to a valve that was dead. It was going to require drilling through the wall and I needed him to be as surgical and clean as possible. Not only did he provide me I'm a very fair price for the job, his finish work was superb. I had a big company look at the job and not only were they going to charge me an arm and a leg but they were probably going to do a hack job. You worked very well with our schedule and got the job done in excellent time. I don't always write reviews but when I do it's because I truly believe that person deserves high recommendations.

Christina C.
★★★★★

He came by on a Sunday because I thought I could replace my kitchen faucet myself...I was wrong and Joseph was an angel. He let me watch as he worked and taught me patience and persistence were the key.

I figured no one would want to work in a Sunday but he showed up with a smile and a great attitude. He gave me a great price and a thirty day warranty on the work he did.

I can't say enough nice stuff about about Joseph. He also has a dog named Valkyrie that's pretty cool and dog people are my people.

Allison R.
★★★★★

Once again! Jose to the rescue. Jose took our leaky sink faucet to completion with good cheer and hard work. What started as a simple switch of old to a new faucet became the nightmare rusted out, impossible to remove situation.
Jose hung in and had to burr it out with his tools. I feel so fortunate to have him to call on for my plumbing. Because you never know when a project that looks like it will be a slam dunk can become ""a project"" You will need a man of Jose's talents and experience. THANK YOU JOSE!

Kate M.
★★★★★

Our neighborhood website and yelp gave Joseph great reviews so we called him to help with a leak. He was great! Nice guy, on time, knowledgeable, reasonably priced and approached the problem from the simplest solution first. We will definitely call him again and would be more than comfortable bringing him in for big work.

Sherilynn C.
★★★★★

I called several plumbers for a minor repair on my Grohe bath faucet. Some plumbers told me they don't work on Grohe, others weren't able to come by for a few days. Fortunately for me, Joseph was in the area finnishing another job, and he came by within an hour, He was professional, friendly and efficeint and was able to quickly resolve my problem. His prices are excellent. Wow! He needs 6 stars.

Michael P.
★★★★★

I gotta tell you yelpers, my rental house's tenant had a problem with their toilet and Mr. Alfresco came thru fast and was very affordable. I will return business, he is the one to call. I was at first nervous because I wasn't sure who to call up since my normal handy man was not available, I am very thankful for the other reviews because I was convinced he is the guy, and he was. I even think it was cheaper to go with Mr. Alfresco than it would to drive across the bridge go to homedepot and get my guy to fix a problem. Mr. Alfresco thank you.

Jessica J.
★★★★★

Joseph is amazing! Our landlady has had him fix several things in our apartment over the past year and we couldn't be more pleased with how fast the jobs are completed and how thorough he is. He always takes the time to explain the problems in plain english, and gives a list of possible solutions. And he does a hell of a job cleaning up before he goes!

Frank D.
★★★★★

My wife and I have used Mr. Alfresco on several ocassions, and we have been more than satisfied with his services. Mr. Alfresco is very personable, efficient, prompt, and knowledgeable about his trade. Lastly, Mr. Alfresco gives very good bargains. I recommend him enthusiastically!!!

Frank Davis, Ph.D.

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