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ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE

Plumbing, Drain Cleaning, Water Heaters,

About us

LICENSE #: WSSC 71385 I have strictly 30 YEARS in the plumbing trade 17 of those years are with Alpha plumbing .I am a small company with three trucks and some equipment,and three employees that they all are trained by me.What i enjoy the most is making my customers feel very comfortable working with me and that they trust me the most,like having a plumber in the family.We do all kinds of plumbing from a drippy faucet to a whole house>

Business highlights

29 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

PLUMBING, SALES, MAINTENANCE, INSTALLATION, REPAIRS, REMODELING, DRAIN CLEANING, VIDEO PIPE INSPECTIONS, WATER & SEWER PIPE REPAIR OR REPLACE, HOT WATER HEATERS,TRENCHLESS SEWER REPAIR

Services we don't offer

N/A

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Senior Discount

$10

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

American Express
Check
Discover
MasterCard
PayPal
Visa

Reviews

5.020 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
95%
4
5%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.7
professionalism
4.9
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.8
Showing 1-20 of 20 reviews

janean S.
11/2023
5.0
water heater repair
  + -1 more
We just had our hot water heater replace by Alpha Plumping and our experience was wonderful from start to finish...Very knowledgeable and very helpful...they worked with me to expedite my request and ensure that all of the necessary equipment was ordered, picked up and installed immediately. If it hadn't been for Angel's constant follow up and all of her assistance to keep things on track and George's expert installation, we'd still be without service ...5 Star service
Description of Work: Ordered, picked up and delivered all equipment necessary, removed, replaced and installed hot water heater, pipes and seals, tested and disposed of old hot water heater

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,250

John D.
09/2023
5.0
water heater repair
  + -1 more
Jimmy’s Team were very quick in response to our needs as our water heater was leaking one evening the next day before noon the team was out had the new 50 gallon water heater replaced it. Updated our unit to current code and cleaned up really well. I can’t express the professional experience the quality and the price. You do not need to shop around if you call them they were more reliable and reasonable then what my neighbors have paid for with a similar service. I highly recommend Alpha.
Description of Work: Replace 50 gallon water electric heater and upgrade to code.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,200

Bryan P.
01/2019
5.0
plumbing, sewer cleaning, drain cleaning
  + 1 more
found a drain backup outside my basement door that was leaking water back into my basement. After water subsided, ran washing machine in basement and the drain backed up again. Found Kleenex Cottenelle flushable wipes in the drain after lifting the grate, in time water subsided again. I called four different plumbing companies to see what each recommended based on my situation and the cost for the service. Alpha's owner Jimmy was very knowledgeable, honest and explained what most likely was going on and what i could expect him to do along with a fixed cost to address the issue. His company also uses video technology to see what is in the pipes. Other companies wanted to charge a fee to come out to diagnose and then more to fix. I didn't want an unexpected bill and went with Jimmy. His two man crew came out and proceeded to spend some time diagnosing the point of the clog and then once finding which plumbing stack it was in, then proceeded to use a professional electric snaking to do about 30 feet worth of snaking to pull out a bunch of nearly fully intact Cottonelle flushable wipes. That cleared the clog and resolved the backup. his team also took the time to explain a few key things to help keep me clog free. Great work! I highly recommend this honest plumbing company.
Description of Work: Plumbing backup / sewer drain cleaning

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Doug D.
08/2017
5.0
plumbing, drain pipe, drain cleaning
  + 1 more
I contacted Alpha Plumbing and explained what was going on. The person in charge indicated he thought he could get someone out to take a look at it that day. While I wasn't expecting them to come out the same day, I was quite relieved. Andrew was the plumber dispatched and he did an excellent job to address the immediate problem and fix my issue however he discovered an additional problem with the connection to the sump pump which would require additional service if I wanted. He said the drain was working fine and to fix the other issue was a personal choice. He gave me an estimate for the additional work and I said I would think about it. Later that evening we got some unexpected rain and so I was so relieved Andrew came out that day. Everything worked as it should. I did follow-up and had Alpha Plumbing to fix my drain properly and Andrew again was assigned to the task. The work Andrew did the second time to properly connect the drain came in about $200 under his original estimate. I will definitely use Alpha for my future plumbing needs.
Description of Work: Exterior drain at the bottom of stairwell would not drain properly and after a rain storm, the bottom of the stairwell filled with water eventually causing water to come in under the exterior door and into our basement. This review of services performed over 2 months ago.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

DAVID P.
06/2017
5.0
drain cleaning
  + -1 more
On a holiday weekend, I had a clogged external sewer drain and called three vendors I found on Angie's list. Jimmy from Alpha was the only one to respond. His crew came out the next day, diagnosed the problem and said the drain was already clearing by itself and there was no need to charge us to snake it. He could have easily performed the service and charged me but he was honest and provided excellent service. Will use Alpha again!
Description of Work: drain clearing.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Brian L.
08/2016
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Excellent. Jimmy and his assistant were great. Job well done. In 15 minutes they fixed what I could not fix in 4 hours. I recently called Jimmy for an issue with my garbage disposal and Jimmy gave me honest advice over the phone that fixed my problem and saved me money. Honest guy, good work. Couldn't ask for more.
Description of Work: Sink

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$300

REGINA M.
04/2016
5.0
drain cleaning, plumbing
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: After calling several plumbers about a pipe blocked with roots and having them say that the large magnolia tree has to come down, Alpha Plumbing was able to clear our some of the pipe enough to get a flow going.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Catherine R.
10/2015
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Jimmy and his crew were awesome! They came out quickly to give us an estimate, got the work done the same week, and for almost $5,000 less than Roto-Rooter's initial estimate!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,600

Steven H.
08/2015
5.0
drain cleaning, plumbing
  + 0 more
We called on a weekend and the owner sent someone one Monday even though his wife was having their first child. Very professional and responsive.
Description of Work: We called to have two basement drains cleared, one serving our washer. A service man arrived with the correct equipment and cleared both drains of tree roots that had totally blocked the drains in our old house. We now have two functioning drains after years of trouble. They honored their quoted price and guaranteed the results. I couldn't be more pleased.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$495

Pamela S.
05/2015
5.0
drain cleaning, plumbing, sewer cleaning
  + 1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Cleared main sewer blockage. Installed a new toilet. Prompt and courteous.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,000

Carol M.
06/2014
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Everything went smoothly. My initial phone call was returned promptly, an estimate given, and an appointment set. Jimmy and his crew showed up when promised, got right to work, and completed the job the same day. They were polite, professional, and cleaned up after themselves. I'd definitely hire them again.
Description of Work: They replaced two toilets in our new house, repaired another toilet, and replaced 2 faucets. In the process they discovered a problem with one sink drain which had not been glued correctly by previous owner. We were shown the problem and told how it could be repaired. On our ok, they repaired the drain.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,500

Abbas R.
08/2013
5.0
plumbing, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
Alpha had done other work for me during April 2013, excellent job. All I had to do was call and Jimmy sent his crew and got the job done.
Description of Work: Opened blocked kitchen sink drain.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$350

Linda R.
08/2013
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
unknown

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Drew P.
08/2013
5.0
plumbing, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
Everything was professional. The plumber put down plastic to protect my floors, and he wiped up afterwards. The only reason I gave a slightly lower score for punctuality is because the plumber showed up an hour before I expected him. They had given me a window of 11am - 1pm, and the plumber arrived at 10am. Not a big deal overall.
Description of Work: Basic maintenance on bathroom drains and toilets: snaked the shower, replaced old parts in the toilet tank.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
4.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$220

Scott C.
07/2013
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
They showed up on time and finished the work in a timely manner, leaving no mess.
Description of Work: Removed two toilets and installed new ones.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$150

Amalia H.
06/2013
5.0
plumbing, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
I used Alpha's service (second opinion) to hopefully avoid an expensive project. Initially, I used another plumber to fix my unclogged storm drain which was unsuccessful. This plumber cannot run his snake through and mentioned it must be a collapsed pipe therefore I need to install an outside sump pump which would have been an expensive project. I was discussing this with a neighbor who highly recommended Alpha. I thought a second opinion wouldn't hurt so I called Jimmy and he answered me right away even though he was on vacation. He sent one of his crew to my house the next day and he was just there for about 10 minutes. Alpha was able to put the snake through and successfully unclogged my storm drain!! Thanks for helping me save $$$!!
Description of Work: Unclog storm drain

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$200

Adam S.
03/2013
5.0
plumbing, water heater repair, drain pipe, drain cleaning
  + 2 more
We have used Jimmy Macheras from Alpha Plumbing for years. The first time was when we needed work done in our backyard replacing a terra cotta trap and some pipe (the date listed above). He was literally about half the price of the other 2 companies that we called. We asked for a minor adjustment to the ventilation pipe he installed and he came back the next day and did that for free. He also worked with us to develop other solutions to our basement flooding problem at low cost -- including suggesting the use of a handyman to just run our gutter pipe away from our house, which did the trick without us spending thousands installing a sump pump. Since then we've used them for everything -- repairing and eventually replacing hot water heaters and various household issues. We always get a call-back right away and he usually comes the same day or the next, without charging rush charges. He always offers ways to help us save money and the work is always high quality. He's someone we feel we can genuinely trust for advice about what actually needs to be done and then to do the work well. I wouldn't go to anyone else.
Description of Work: - Digging up backyard; removing terra cotta trap and replacing pipe; pouring new concrete. - Fixing hot water heaters and replacing hot water heaters. - Other miscellaneous minor household plumbing issues.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,500

Response from ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE
Hi [member name removed] i just joined Angies List and wanted to thank you guys for the great stuff you wrote about Alpha plumbing> Thanks again

Matthew G.
07/2012
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
On one occasion had some damage to the shower from our own attempts at self improvement. Other occasion toilet was leaking, mainly as a result of previous owners shoddy installation. Jimmy from Alpha 1 came both times. Fixed both problems fairly quickly. Went as well as could hope. Work was done quickly. As of now all parts are working as they should.
Description of Work: Fixed leaking toilet and leaking pipes in shower. (Two different visits)

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$200

Response from ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE
Hi [member name removed] i just joined Angies List thank you for taking your time and writing about Alpha Plumbing

WAYNE A.
11/2008
4.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Good.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
3.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$15,000

Mary Lou D.
09/2007
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
I do not recall exactly how much piping was redone or why. I was just glad that it was redone. I highly recommend Alpha. They do provide excellent services. They provide all different kinds of services. Considering all that was done, the charge was not bad either. I think they are great and I am happy with them.
Description of Work: I was having all kinds of piping problems in my three bedroom place. Alpha re-did a lot of piping for me.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,200

    Contact information

    18004 Meadowsweet Ct., SANDY SPRING, MD 20860

    www.alpha1plumbing.net

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 3:30 AM

    Licensing

    Insured

    Eco-friendly Accreditations

    LEED Accredited Professional
    No
    Energy Star Partner
    No
    EPA Lead-Safe Certified
    No
    Use Green Products or Work Practices
    Yes
    State Contractor License Requirements

    All statements concerning insurance, licenses, and bonds are informational only, and are self-reported. Since insurance, licenses and bonds can expire and can be cancelled, homeowners should always check such information for themselves. To find more licensing information for your state, visit our State Contractor License Requirements page.

    *Contact business to see additional licenses.


    Service Categories

    Plumbing,
    Drain Cleaning,
    Water Heaters,
    Sewer Cleaning,
    Drain Pipe Installation,
    Heating and Air Conditioning,
    Excavating

    FAQ

    ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.

    Sunday: Closed

    Monday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Thursday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Friday: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

    Saturday: 8:00 AM - 3:30 AM

    ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,PayPal,Visa
    Yes, ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE offers free project estimates.
    Yes, ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE offers eco-friendly accreditations.
    No, ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE does not offer a senior discount.
    Yes, ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE offers emergency services.
    No, ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE does not offer warranties.
    ALPHA PLUMBING & DRAIN SERVICE offers the following services: PLUMBING, SALES, MAINTENANCE, INSTALLATION, REPAIRS, REMODELING, DRAIN CLEANING, VIDEO PIPE INSPECTIONS, WATER & SEWER PIPE REPAIR OR REPLACE, HOT WATER HEATERS,TRENCHLESS SEWER REPAIR
    N/A

    Contact information

    18004 Meadowsweet Ct., SANDY SPRING, MD 20860

    www.alpha1plumbing.net

    Service hours

    Sunday:
    Closed
    Monday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Tuesday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Wednesday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Thursday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Friday:
    7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Saturday:
    8:00 AM - 3:30 AM