McLaren Plumbing
Company Overview
As a full-service plumbing company, McLaren Plumbing caters to both residential and commercial clients. Our company holds all necessary licenses, bonds, and insurance. Our extensive experience ensures you receive top-notch service, and we stand by our satisfaction guarantee. You can count on us to have a plumber available in Oakland, Berkeley, Piedmont, Alameda, Albany, and El Cerrito. Our services encompass Drain Cleaning, Water Heater Repair and Installation, Faucets, Fixtures, Toilets, Copper Repiping, Tankless Water Heaters, Sump Pumps, and Garbage Disposals.
Established in 1981, McLaren Plumbing has a long history of community service. Bill McLaren began his career as a union plumber in Contra Costa County, focusing on multi-unit residential projects in the late 70s and early 80s. After realizing the job felt too much like an assembly line, Bill transitioned to Cerveau Plumbing in Berkeley, CA. Mr. Cerveau was a master of his craft, having perfected his plumbing skills as a union plumber in San Francisco. Under Mr. Cerveau's guidance, Bill learned both the plumbing trade and the significance of exceptional customer service, which has driven his success.
Bill approaches his work with seriousness, showcasing professionalism and a commitment to minimizing costs.
McLaren Plumbing takes pride in having never received a single complaint with the Better Business Bureau or the State Board of Contractors.
Business Services
- Bathtub repair
- Drain repair
- Faucet repair
- Hot water recirculation pump installation
- Hot water recirculation pump repair
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Sewer installation
- Sewer repair
- Shower repair
- Toilet repair
- Water heater installation
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Tue: | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Wed: | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Thu: | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Fri: | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Sat: | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Sun: | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
Recommended Customer Reviews

Bill McLaren was called and re-arranged his schedule to get to my house within the hour. Solved the plumbing problem in a short period of time.Bill is the guy to call and he works nights and weekends, If time is of the essence call Bill @ McLaren Plumbing. Very fair pricing too.

Heater needed an updated connector and Bill fixed it right up. Nice guy to work with.

I hired McLaren Plumbing to replace my garbage disposer under a kitchen sink. After a few months, a leak appeared under the new disposer. I took a look and I was able to push the disposer up through the drain! Bill had not tightened the screws on the drain assembly! This is a basic step in the process, which anyone who watched a youtube video would know. I fixed it myself. Buyer beware with this ""plumber"".

I needed help with a leaky faucet that I attempted to fix on my own, but ran into a snag when I broke the cartridge in the pipe. I called a couple of plumbers but Bill was the only one available right away. He luckily had the tool I needed to remove the stuck cartridge. His price was way more reasonable than other options.

Talked to him and described work to be performed. He asked me to text info to him which I did. Could never get him to commit to a time to come over and actually look at the job. He just faded away...........

Needed a leak fixed immediately and was able to schedule him on the same day in a couple of hours - actually came earlier than the scheduled time and fixed it right away

We had a broken garbage disposal unit replaced.
Bill can be a bit irritating but he does good work for a reasonable price, is scrupulously honest, and is available on short notice, a rare combination in any home repair person.
I would certainly use him again.

We highly recommend Bill. Came to fix our emergency plumbing issue faster than any other plumbers we had called. Reasonable price. Great personality to work with. Thank you so much again, Bill.

I've worked with other plumbers and I highly recommend Bill. Fast reliable service. Extremely knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. Won't rip you off and sell you services you don't need like other plumbers.

I had an annoying kitchen faucet leak for a few days that turned into a constant stream over the holidays. Yips, there went my good water saver status with EBMUD. After calling a couple of plumbers that had a message machine, Bill was not only the first to pick up but was able to come over within the hour. He was fast and thorough, and immediately started taking things apart to get to the problem...and fixed the problem he did. Happily he didn't leave behind anything for me to clean up, either. The sticker price did hurt, but he was right when he stated he was less than most plumbers. He took less than an hour and I would've liked it if he didn't charge the full hourly rate, or maybe looked at something else I'd mentioned, to get the full hour's worth. But hey, not being plumbing savvy-overall it was worth it to have a good job done quickly. I'd like to add, he was patient in explaining what he was doing, to gain a little more knowledge over basic faucet, hidden turn off knobs etc.