Stang Plumbing
Company Overview
For more than seven decades, Stang Plumbing has been delivering exceptional residential plumbing services to homes in the D.C. Metropolitan Area. Originally, a family-owned venture, Stang has increased its size and services over the years—yet it continues to uphold the ethics it was established with.
Stang Plumbing has an excellent reputation in the Washington D.C. region, having earned an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and recognition in the Best Picks books. David Stang began this company by acquiring the client list from his employer, R.W. Scott, in the year 1956. Over time, he expanded the company and cultivated a reputation for reliable plumbing work. During the late 1970s, Dave's son Tom took over and continued the company's growth. In recent years, Tom and his family moved on to a picturesque ranch in the mountains of Kentucky. Longtime employee Jon Hershberger has taken over as the Master Plumber and co-owner, alongside Steve and Lisa Lefferts as associates.
Stang Plumbing upholds the standards and excellence established by David and Tom, ensuring honoring their names with every service we perform. Jon is the head plumber, Master Gasfitter, and Vice President of Operations. He began working with the Stang family over three decades ago and is deeply rooted in the plumbing field in the D.C. suburbs. He is a longtime board member of the Washington Suburban Plumbers Association, serving in different positions.
Stang Plumbing has gained recognition for quality—traits that are often lacking in many aspects of life today. Jon is passionate about his role in leading the team at Stang, and even a quick conversation with him reveals his dedication to getting the job done right. He generally only is found in the field on larger underground jobs or to investigate unusual and intricate situations, but he likes to interact with clients whenever possible.
Steve and Lisa became involved with Stang in 2006, eventually taking part in a buyout. They manage the business control side of Stang Plumbing.
Business Services
- Bathtub installation
- Bathtub repair
- Drain installation
- Drain repair
- Faucet installation
- Faucet repair
- Garbage disposal repair
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Sewer installation
- Sewer repair
- Shower installation
- Shower repair
- Sink installation
- Sink repair
- Toilet installation
- Toilet repair
- Water heater installation
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
| Mon: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Tue: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Wed: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Thu: | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM |
| Fri: | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Sat: | Closed |
| Sun: | Closed |
Recommended Customer Reviews
The Stang plumber who helped us today was thorough, informative, transparent, and efficient. Pricing was reasonable as well! We would recommend him and Stang Plumbing & Heating to any of our friends/neighbors!
Robert B.Prompt and quality work. Jason was a pleasure to work with.
We are long time customers and will continue to refer work their way.
Bob Bender
Mommy M.My mom has been using Stang Plumbing for major jobs for decades, and they've always been super high quality. Their truck says, ""Quality doesn't cost, it pays,"" and this is so true! They recently installed a new hot water heater (which they purchased and is way better quality than anything we could get ourselves), washer, dryer, and removed an old sink. Perfect--and wish I'd known to have them install my washing machine correctly. The plumber here even gave helpful tips to my mom to save future work. Thank you! :)
Tina C.Louis Bingham was super! We've used Stang Plumbing in the past & we won't use anyone else! Very very reasonably priced.
Excellent workmanship. Give them business, Yelpers, you will be more than satisfied with them.
They installed a new water heater for us on Thursday.
Zack arrived right on time. He was very friendly and professional. He removed the old water heater quickly and installed the new water heater in no time at all. He used copper pipes for all his work and his work was very neat and tidy. He cleaned up the entire area when the work was completed. I highly recommend Stang Plumbing.
Heather W.We've had Stang out a few times over the years and I just realized I hadn't reviewed before.
Most recently, they installed a new garbage disposal for me. They showed up right on time and finished super fast.
We've also had them out the day after Thanksgiving for a clog repair (pro tip, potato peels are not your stack's friend), a water heater issue, and another time for a toilet repair.
Always professional, friendly, and quality work.
Visit one: wet floor under sewer pipe, drippy faucet, gurgle sound from all sinks. Diagnosis: melted snow and a fixed worn part in an inexpensive, older faucet. Cost:$300+ Pricey, but then, right after...
Visit 2: wet basement from backed-up sewer line, which turned out to be the real source of the original wetness, go figure, not snow. At first attributed to incorrect former pipe installation but then realized it was further down the cast iron pipe; snaked and found roots. $1200+. I was asked, but turned down, camera.
Visit 3: When raw sewage poured into the basement the same late afternoon, I called and was told to shut off the water, which I did, although the waste was flowing through the end of the sewer pipe which had not been capped off. Came by in the evening til 9:30 with a different plumber who effectively removed much more root system clogging the drain (also used video, which I have with Stang's name on it). About $1,100+ more. When I called and asked why it took so many visits, I was sent the video and told to claim it to WSSC next time it occurred, which I felt was dismissive.
My reviews are fair for reasonable efforts. I don't have that many of them. Some are exemplary, and the reasons why are stated. Neighbors have been discouraged by repeat visits from this company to cure a problem that should have been fixed at the first, so it seems like a pattern.
Attacking the character of a customer must be easier than having a reputation you can stand by.
Stang Plumbing certainly act like they don't want to have repeat customers. They have very poor customer relations. They routinely charge to come to evaluate the problem, and they said that this would be subtracted from the total charge for the repair. In my case, they did not subtract it from the total bill, and when I questioned it, they refused to honor their commitment. Although the manager took my first call and said he would get back to me, he never called me back and then he failed to return several phone calls.
It is also worth noting that they are on the expensive side - the hourly rate is more than 60% higher than other plumbers in the area, and they add an hourly charge for the helper who accompanies the plumber as well.
Almost $200 an hour. That is not acceptable. We paid for the work and will never use them again.
Unfortunately had several issues with this company and would not recommend them. Aside from having a high hourly rate compared to others in the area, much of the work was done improperly. They had to return several times to fix their work. And during a minor repair job, they caused larger damage that we then had to pay them fix! If you have to use them, make sure you get a written estimate before they begin the work and understand their warranty policy. But I would highly recommend using someone else, as there are plenty of other better choices in the area.

























