Polk Plumbing

Company Overview

Leak Identification, Replumbing, Upgrading, Repairs, Installation Services. Commercial, Any Plumbing Challenge Addressed.

The owner stands as a Fifth-generation plumbing professional. He has been involved with his kin in the plumbing and construction fields in Florida since childhood. He literally consistently accompanied service calls with his parent starting at age 4. His close family has more than 16+ plumbers & 9 or more plumbing/general contractors in the Central and South Florida areas going back to the late 1800s. The Phillips family has participated in plumbing, construction & related materials that have played a role in creating what we now know as Miami Beach also known as ""South Beach"", North Miami, North Miami Beach, as well as many other places including greater Dade County, Broward County, Palm Beach County and Polk County regions.

Notable companies include:

Miami Plumbing & Heating Co., 1899
Miami Plumbing Co., 1925
Miami Plumbing Supply Co., 1926
North Miami Plumbing, 1957
Crown Plumbing Co., 1964
Phillips Non-Ferrous Metal Co., 1965
Kontrol Plumbing Services

Michael's ancestor William S. ""Snooky"" Phillips founded ""Miami Plumbing & Heating"" in 1899 in Miami, Florida. His ancestor was also construction & early plumbing systems in the mid to late 19th century. While not much is known about him than that, family legend holds he worked in construction and plumbing, serving under railroad tycoon Henry Flagler. He was said to be one of the first plumbing contractors in Florida to be issued a plumbing contractor's license by Dade County, due to his father's supposed affiliation with Henry Flagler & the fact that at that time little or no regulation or plumbing code at any level of government was established. In those days the contractor's licensing was done at the county level and not at the state level as it is done today. For the Phillips family, the term ""Grandfathered"" has literal meaning.