Burkell Plumbing
Company Overview
Since 1945, Burkell Plumbing, Inc. has proudly operated as a family-run business. With more than 35 years of experience, Jake Newman leads Burkell Plumbing as its Owner and President. His focus remains on providing the highest quality service to our loyal clientele.
Our expertise spans all facets of plumbing, heating, and HVAC. We handle both residential and commercial projects, including plumbing, heating & air conditioning, air filtration, radiant heating, tankless water heaters, and solar hot water systems. Our team oversees all aspects of plumbing and heating, from repairs and remodels to high-end construction.
Having spent over 35 years at Burkell Plumbing and Heating, Jake started under Dennis Burkell and later purchased the business with Michael Burkell, Dennis' nephew. With Michael Burkell's retirement, Jake opted to shift the company's focus from new construction to service, repair, and the installation and replacement of plumbing and heating fixtures, whether new or old. Jake has also implemented a thorough training program to stay current with the latest technology in servicing and maintaining energy-efficient boilers, furnaces, and water heaters.
Business Services
- Bathtub installation
- Bathtub repair
- Drain installation
- Drain repair
- Faucet installation
- Faucet repair
- Garbage disposal repair
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- HVAC installation or replacement
- HVAC system repair
- HVAC system maintenance
- 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: | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Tue: | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Wed: | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Thu: | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Fri: | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
Sat: | Closed |
Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews

For thirty years, Burkell has always come through--quickly, professionally, courteously--through a series of plumbing emergencies (including a tree through the roof). We recently came home from a long trip to find that a kitchen pipe had broken and caused a minor flood. Burkell came first thing the next morning with every part needed and fixed everything within an hour. Fantastic guys, reasonable rates. We consider them our household heroes!

We are very happy with the service we received from Jeremy at Burkell Plumbing last week. Our sewer main backed up and he was able to come out within a couple of hours. He rooted out the blockage, then volunteered to fix a leaky outside faucet, and snaked out our bathtub and bathroom sink drains as well since it was within the hour minimum charge. He was professional, friendly, and thoroughly responsive to our needs. We will call him again should we need plumbing services. Highly recommended!

Burkell has handled my new installation, remodel, and repair work for years. Their staff is unfailingly helpful, friendly, and talented. Rolf is our go-to guy but others have proven to be equally experienced. I don't hesitate to recommend them to my friends.

These guys rock. They are professional, they are smart. They OWN their work. Being in the service industry I understand how difficult it is to service Southern Marin folks. They can be nice but some are VERY entitled. So it takes a special, patient group to be so successful in this part of the country. They've proven it to me and they are the only ones I will work with.

Excellent job, courteous and professional service. I've been a customer's of Burkell for almost 20 years and they invariably do a terrific job.

Excellent service! The plumber was on time, replaced the leaking pipes and explained every changed that had to be made and why one pipe had to be upgraded for another. I will call them for my next plumbing repair.

We've used Burkell for repairs and remodels and they are great. Mark has done most of the work and is very knowledgable and gets the job done quick. He also provides helpful advice on fixtures

The biggest disappointment was calling Burkell in the first place it took them three different parts and two weeks to fix the problem it ran for 40 minutes and won't come back on do not use this company they can't fix anything
Carol parkinson

No stars. Their service has seriously deteriorated. They left us without help on a cooling issue during last year's heat wave, which was after doing preventative heating service and leaving a unit not working, shame on me for using them again. No apologies or follow-up.
Plumbing used to be better than HVAC but this week they just want to take the most expensive possible route without good diagnostics.
I've used them for years but never again for anything. They've never been the cheapest so definitely avoid.

We recently had a shower with a bad leak, and initially chose a local Mill Valley plumbing service (which will remain nameless) based on the very high reviews on Yelp. Boy, was that a mistake! The man who came out brought a condescending attitude, couldn't figure out how to remove the shower handle faceplate, and he said he'd have to knock a hole in the wall to get at the shower cutoff valves, if there even was cutoff valves. Alternatively, he offered to cut and cap the shower water lines in the basement for $250, leaving us with a non-functional shower -- but at least the leak would be fixed (eyeball roll). Lastly, he estimated a $3000, all-day repair job to replace the shower fixtures, which is daylight robbery. For that kind of money, we should get a remodeled bathroom!
So we called out Burkell Plumbing instead, on a neighbor's recommendation. What a difference! Jeff from Burkell came out that same morning. He arrived early and got straight to it, popped the faceplate off, diagnosed the problem and had the leak fixed and the shower fully operational in a little over an hour! Total cost $285, less than a tenth of what that MV-based company wanted.
Henceforth, we will call Burkell Plumbing every time. Jeff, thanks very much for your honest and competent work!