Babe's Plumbing
Company Overview
Babe's Plumbing, Inc. specializes in plumbing and fire sprinkler services, founded by M.M. ""Babe"" Dalton back in 1957. Being a family-operated company, the company is now led by Joe Dalton, Babe's son. We proudly serve the areas of Venice, Englewood, North Port, Boca Grande, and Sarasota, FL.
Founded on September 1, 1957, M.M. ""Babe"" Dalton launched Babe's Plumbing, Inc. & Fire Sprinklers. Even after more than six decades, Babe's remains a family-run business. The company is currently managed by Joe Dalton and his three sons. Joe Jr. handles Contract Plumbing, Ryan oversees Fire Sprinklers, and Josh handles Plumbing Service.
As President of Babe's Plumbing, Inc., Joe actively engages with the community. He advocates for local businesses, is a board member of several non-profit organizations, and is involved with multiple service organizations. With over 30 years of plumbing expertise, he addresses all plumbing and fire sprinkler requirements. He believes in quality work done correctly and upholds Babe's motto: ""good work is not cheap, cheap work is not good"". When not at work, he cherishes moments with his wife of 43 years, their four children, and eleven grandchildren.
Business Services
- Appliance repair
- 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
- Sewer installation
- Sewer repair
- Shower installation
- Shower repair
- Sink installation
- Sink repair
- Toilet installation
- Toilet repair
- Water heater installation
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | Open 24 hours |
Tue: | Open 24 hours |
Wed: | Open 24 hours |
Thu: | Open 24 hours |
Fri: | Open 24 hours |
Sat: | Open 24 hours |
Sun: | Open 24 hours |
Recommended Customer Reviews

I think they're very high priced. The quotes I've received from them have been much higher than estimates I've received from other companies. I just had my drain line cleaned out today by an ethical company. They charged me 425.00 for their service. Babes wanted 1100. for the same service! Don't use this company!!

Of course things happen on Saturday but both of our toilets would not flush! Called Babes and got a very quick response, plumbers were there within an hour,told us the problem and gave us a price before working.Fixed our issue promtly and the charge was reasonable for a emergency service. I will definitely use them again but hoping I don't have to!

AVIOD!!! Called them 3 days ago tech called me 4 hours later , during normal business hours finally called back! , He stated it would be $300 hours for an after hours service ca;;! plus work done, WTF? Still haven't recontacted me 3 days later. GEMS STATEWIDE was in the neighbor hood, talked to them they fixed the problem 45 minutes later! for less then the after hours service fee, AVIOD!!

Rob Smith was so efficient in replacing my water heater. He explained everything to me and helped me navigate repairing the water damage. I recommend him highly.

While Rob installed the garbage disposal in 1/2 hour, I thought $250 was a little high. That was just for the installation.

We had a tricky situation at our house , kitchen drain backing up. Babes sent out two technicians on a Saturday morning, and they did not give up until they located the problem. They used a rooftop snake and a camera , and found the blockage. The Manager Chuck, also called me to go over everything before they arrived. Very satisfied.

Brian was our plumber for an issue in each of our two bathrooms. He was very thorough in assessing the issues and educating us on the repairs. We are pleased with the repairs and efficiency that Brian displayed. A very nice person to work with. Thank you, Brian!

2nd time using them always timely and great service! Highly recommend for all plumbing needs.

I had Babe's plumbing replace a water heater exactly like the one they installed 4 years 8 months ago. It was under warranty from Rheem. No charge for the tank. It involved cutting 2 plastic 1inch and reinstalling a 1 inch drain pipe and a relief valve on top. They will not itemize the bill. For this at the top $150 . They charged me $746.

Thanks to Todd M's review, I called Flo-Tech after my horrible experience with Babe's too (see Google review for all the details) and was thoroughly pleased with their service. Good communications with the office, the plumbers arrived at the appointed time, had all the parts they needed on their truck, and got all the work done to install new plumbing fixtures, valves, and lines and completely clear the plumbing backup in all lines, at 1/3 Babe's cost.