McLaren Plumbing
Company Overview
McLaren Plumbing offers a complete range of plumbing services for homes and businesses. 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. We provide a variety of services, including Drain Cleaning, Water Heater Repair & 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 started as a union plumber in Contra Costa County, working on multi-family residential projects during the late 70s and early 80s. Feeling that the work was too assembly line-like, Bill moved on to Cerveau Plumbing in Berkeley, CA. A true professional, Mr. Cerveau mastered plumbing 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.
We are proud to say that McLaren Plumbing has never had a complaint filed 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

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.

Bill was recommended to me by my realtor after we moved into our new home. We needed a washer and dryer plumbed in and a vent installed out of the basement. He came out and assessed the work within 24hrs and completed it 24hrs later.
He's my Plumber now and i would vouch for his professionalism, value and service every day of the week.

I had a big leak in my bathroom that needed attention right away and Bill was prompt in getting the work done - he came on the same day to fix the issue. He is friendly and knows his stuff and his rates are much more reasonable than others that I obtained quotes from. Highly recommended

After noticing our carpet was very wet, I discovered our two ancient water heaters were leaking. I called Bill first thing in the morning, and he came out right away. He quickly diagnosed the problem (actually, only one of the water heaters was leaking), and discussed options for replacement. He was pleasant, hard working, and honest about pricing. By the early afternoon, Bill had removed the bad water heater, and hooked up a solution salvaging the still functional water heater so we could further consider our replacement options. I would happily use Bill's services again. Thanks!

Bill McClaren replaced some ancient and failing flow regulation valves in our duplex basement last year for about half the price and half the time several other plumbers had estimated. A few months later he came out to look at a leaking European made kitchen faucet that was unfamiliar to him and sent over a co-worker to take care of it, again at a reasonable rate. He's a straightforward, reliable, pro and a pleasure to work with.

It was a great experience working with Bill McLaren. Our tankless water heater died unexpectedly on a Friday night. Many qualified plumbers we called were unavailable on a Saturday, or were too far away from us for a service call. One of those plumbers recommended Bill, and luckily he was able to look at our water heater that day. He has a lot of plumbing experience, and a lot of experience with tankless heaters particularly. He was quickly able to see what the problem was, and make recommendations. We ended up having him replace our water heater. He is very reliable, very straight forward to deal with and very reasonably priced. We would recommend him without hesitation for any plumbing work.

Bill McLaren installed a tankless water heater and relocated a gas line for me to correct a connection to my gas stove. He was recommended by my realtor and did a superb job. His work was timely, thorough, clean, and fairly priced. Five stars!!