Express Plumbing
Company Overview
Established in 1989, Express Plumbing has been dedicated to the Bay Area community. Our expertise lies in Trenchless Sewer repair and installation. Our offerings encompass water heaters, including tankless options, clogged drain solutions, slab leak repairs, video camera inspections, hydrojetting, and storm drain cleaning and repair. Call us for immediate assistance.
We offer commercial plumbing solutions for restaurant repairs, installations, grease traps, and interceptors.
As the #1 trenchless contractor in San Mateo, we excel in horizontal boring and directional drilling.
No matter your plumbing needs, we invite you to call us; we are fully licensed, insured, and bonded to protect you.
Available around the clock, our certified plumbers promise a one-hour response for all urgent plumbing situations.
Check out our website to learn about the innovative plumbing services we provide across the Bay Area. We look forward to earning your business and demonstrating how we can save you time and money.
Our company was founded in 1989, dedicated to serving the local area.
Since then, we have become the top recommended plumbing and engineering contractor in the Bay Area, serving municipal, commercial, and residential sectors.
We promise exceptional quality and expertise for projects of any scale.
In 2015, Express Plumbing received the Contractor of the Year award from the American Public Works Association in Silicon Valley.
Our commitment to quality has earned us community recognition; we welcome your inquiries and are excited to assist with your plumbing requirements.
Nick, the owner of Express Plumbing in San Mateo, CA, did not accidentally choose a plumbing career; he is a third-generation plumber.
Growing up, Nick was immersed in plumbing and drilling, inspired by his father's profession.
Although Express Plumbing boasts a team of certified plumbers and state-of-the-art equipment for horizontal drilling and plumbing projects, Nick is actively involved in every phase of the operation.
He is always eager to hear from customers and maintains an open-door policy for direct contact.
Nick's dedication and respect for his residential and commercial clients shine through.
He takes a personal interest in the municipal needs of the Bay Area, working closely with local authorities on new projects.
We invite everyone to trust in our 30 years of plumbing and drilling experience in the Bay Area.
Business Services
- Bathtub repair
- Drain installation
- Drain repair
- Faucet installation
- Garbage disposal installation
- Garbage disposal repair
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- Hot water recirculation pump installation
- Hot water recirculation pump repair
- Hydro-jetting
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Sewer installation
- Sewer repair
- Shower repair
- Sump pump installation
- Sump pump 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

Contacted Express plumbing for an Estimate for a Lateral Sewer installation. Christian in sales came up to the property and provided a very competitive bid. He was very professional and walked me thru a somewhat complicated process and quickly gained my trust. Once we decided to move forward with the work, Kim in the front office worked out all the details and obtained all the necessary permits from the city. She moved the process forward quickly beating a deadline for 5 years moratorium on our street by 2 weeks! The technicians on site were very professional and knowledgeable. We ran into a couple of issues that were very quickly resolved. The work was completed in one day. Express Plumming secured and passed city inspections with flying colors. I highly recommend using them and I will be a repeat customer!

In January 2025 Express Plumbing helped me immdiately when my bathroom sink faucet began issuing a stream of water without anyone turning it on! I had a visit from Greg within 3 hours of my phone call to the office. Greg diagnosed the sink's problem and returned the next day with a new faucet he'd volunteered to pick up after the vendor kept rejecting me because I wasn't on the Secure PIckUp list. (Why would I, a retired person who never worked in construction or plumbing, be on a Secure PickUp list?). He installed the faucet quickly and, answered all my questions. Greg was perfect -- courteous, articulate, patient, thoughtful with his suggestions, he even had shoe covers so he could walk on my white carpet. He even helped me find the Amazon part number for the driain filter I'll need now that the new faucet is installed. I would be happy to have Greg help me again anytime. This is the second time Express Plumbing has been wonderful.....the first time was in May 2021 when tech WA fixed an ancient bath fixture. WA was the same excellent eperence that Greg was.

We have used express plumbing for regular maintance of our ejector pump system for the past 10 years. They are extremely professional, competent and timely - from scheduling to service. Today Jose Lopez came out to work on a clog of my daughter's bathroom sink. This was a small job, but Jose took the time to explain what he planned to do and followed up with a complete summary of the job at completion. I have complete trust in express plumbing!

Strong endorsement for Express Plumbing & Nick Bechwati if you have a significant sewer project. I led a team of 5 investors in a design/build project for 2500 linear feet of sewer. We competitively bid to 4 organizations, and seriously considered 3 of them. In extensive conversations, Nick's commitment and competitive pricing impressed.
We were extremely pleased that Nick and the team delivered exactly as they said they would, including dealing with several difficult Town regulations, some which could have created a change order, but which the EPS team took on themselves without complaint. EPS managed to the schedule, and to the spirit of the job, ensuring things flowed smoothly.
This was a significant undertaking spanning several months. At every point, we found EPS to be great partners. And, I've also heard good things from the homeowners along the sewer line that have contracted with Nick on smaller projects.

Recommendation up front: there aren't enough stars to describe how happy I am with the work done by Express Plumbing (Christian & Greg).
Our bathtub filled with sewage late on a Sunday night. A frantic Google search resulted in a call to Express Plumbing. Christian answered and said the earliest he could get someone to our house was Monday morning, at which time, they rooted our line. However, Christian wanted to run a camera through our line, at no cost to us, just to check some concerns he had. Our line is very, very old and the camera, along with a visual inspection of the main line under the house showed that everything from under our house to the city main had to be replaced. We were unhappy, but not too surprised. Christian quoted us a price that was fair, based on what neighbors had spent for similar, but less extensive work. The work (including permits) was completed quickly, efficiently, and neatly.
I am giving 5 stars (I would give more if it was possible) for the following reasons:
- fair price
- excellent workmanship
- timely response and completion
- honesty: Christian and I had agreed to the scope and cost of the work verbally. However, a few of the details were not included in the written agreement and were charged as extras in the final invoiced work. I reminded him of our verbal agreement, which included the couple of extra items in question. He told me he remembered our agreement, apologized for the error and corrected the bill.
What more needs to be said?

If I could give Express Plumbing 10 stars I would. They are truly the best. From professional customer service to executing on time and on budget for our sewer lateral project, our experience with them was excellent. Christian was proactive with his communication regarding scheduling and always followed up. He ran this project flawlessly. Everything was left clean at the end of each day. He and his crew became popular on our block after our project as another neighbor hired them for their own work, and others are looking into working with them too. Greg is also extremely professional and helpful. Kim in the office is wonderful to work with and is prompt with her replies.
For plumbing work big or small, they are the team to do it!

Huge shout out to VJ and Paulo and Express Plumbing for replacing our water heater! They got the job done super quick. Very professional dudes. Don't hesitate to do business with them.

Express plumbing and sewer service did a great job for me at a very rapid pace. Started out with a night call from my tenant saying her shower flooded when she would flush. I called around san mateo plumbers and Express Plumbing, true to name, was the easiest and most responsive to talk to. The technician came within 30 mins of the call. He gave me some options - cheapest is to do a snake, and more expensive is to create a a clean-out. Ended up going for the latter, and the team did a great job replacing some old pipe. Even fixing the concrete with the same pattern. Overall happy with their speed and service. Would recommend

Christian and Victor I highly recommend fir all your plumbing needs excellent personalities and excellent service I would give them 10 stars If it were possible

Outstanding service, very quick response, friendly service people (on phone and in person) and reasonably priced.