Calplumbing

Susan M.

Mike did a great job repairing kitchen sink. Reasonably priced and done in a timely manner. I would recommend him for any plumbing needs you have.

Jennifer H.

Mike of Cal Plumbing not only failed to show for an appt today, but he failed to call or return my message. I won't ever hire nor refer Cal Plumbing again. I thought his hourly of $115 was a bit high as well.

A. M.

Mike fixed a cracked sewer drain for us. He was easy to reach, very helpful and reasonably priced. We were quite happy and would call him again for another job.

Jay S.

Mike was very helpful. We were having some back up problem on our house drain, and, after some discussion, Mike suggested I call the city first to have them clear ""their side"". That is what they did and all our plumbing is back to normal.

Maybe other plumbers would do that, but he skipped the visit whereupon he could have charged an hourly visit charge or something.

Helpful and honest.

Julia B.

Very friendly advice given over the phone, without even coming to our house yet. We will be calling CalPlumbing again for sure!

Nick H.

My step-grandmother called with an urgent problem today: water was flooding the basement of her San Francisco home from an unknown leak! Since a watery basement is about the last place I want to visit, let alone search for a mysterious water leak in, I told her an official plumber would definitely be the way to go.

""Oh Nickie, my last plumber was so so bad! I need your help, Nickie. Please find me a good plumber! You are such a good good granson, Nickie.""

And so I did, and I am. I called around a bunch of the top rated plumbers on Yelp who service San Francisco, and either got voicemails without timely call-backs, or plumbers who could not come on short notice. Finally, I tried Cal Plumbing, and got right through to Mike who was able to stop by my grandmother's house and find the source of the basement leak almost immediately.

Turns out that an old boiler had broken, and was now leaking profusely. As this was a boiler issue and not a plumbing issue, Mike ended up referring her to the right place and did not charge a dime for the visit.

CalPlumbing definitely earned my trust today, and I know who to call again the next time step-grandma calls with a flooded (insert possible house zone here)!

C B.

Needed a water heater replaced quickly. Arrived ontime, did a great job - at a reasonable price - couldn't be happier

Antony B.

I've called Mike twice, been very satisfied both times. He's rooted my drains and fixed a leaky shower. He makes appointments and keeps them. He's honest and straightforward, diagnoses the problem quickly, and doesn't inflate the effort. Excellent service, excellent overall.

J S.

I live in an 8-unit condo and am the treasurer of the HOA. So, of course, whenever something major happens, it always comes down to me to notice that something is amiss and take care of it.

For example, yesterday, our water heater exploded.

One of the board members had a favored plumber for dealing with this stuff, but frankly he never impressed me (and has only 1.5 stars on Yelp anyway), and so instead I went to Yelp and looked at all the listings for ""emergency plumbing"" and went down the list until someone actually answered their phone. Mike at CalPlumbing answered his phone, and he was both friendly and helpful and honest and was willing to give a non-binding estimate and made the time to make us a priority for the next day.

Within 24 hours we had a brand new non-exploding water heater, and it only cost a little more than his quick estimate (because the previous water heater had been installed by a nincompoop and so he had to redo the earthquake bracing and some of the duct work).

While he was at it, he also fixed the hinge on our back gate, which had been screwed up a few years ago by someone backing into it. Obviously this made his life easier too, but he could have just as easily been an ass about it like most people are.

James L.

I'm an architect and I strongly recommend Cal Plumbing for contract projects as well as drain unclogging (they did both for me). I needed to replace the in-wall drain from the kitchen sink and the outside riser, both were rusted through) and unclog the drain beyond. I got an estimate from a plumber rated even higher than Cal Plumbing on Yelp and then I called Cal Plumbing for a second estimate. Mike came to my house quickly and on time and his estimate was significantly lower than that of the other plumber. He was personable and completely knowledgable about the best way to do things and what is allowed and not allowed by the code. I decided to give him the project and he did it the next day. He showed up on time, did the project exactly as we had discussed, and did it perfectly. I'm happy to know a reliable and reasonable plumber. I plan to call him the next time I need a plumber and to recommend him to my friends.