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Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc

Plumbing, Water Heaters, Heating and Air Conditioning,

About us

Brown Brothers Plumbing and Heating Company, serving the triangle since 1933, is a family owned and operated business specializing in plumbing and heating services for both new construction and remodels. Brown Brothers is qualified in servicing the commercial, industrial, residential and institutional business sectors. We are NFPA 99 certified and a Public Utility Contractor. Brown Brothers commitment to quality and service sets us apart from other contractors. Our employees are family oriented and entrusted to perform their duties in a sincere, friendly and trusting manner. This assures Brown Brothers a commitment for a lifetime with our customers, both commercial and residential. Additional Address: Po Box 15668. Additional Email: Rick@Bbph.Com. Additional Phone Numbers: (919)220-2556, (919)220-2557, (919)220-2558 & (877) 706-1212. Contractor License Number 282 And Building & Public Utility License Number 11623.

Business highlights

91 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Residential & Commercial Plumbing & Heating, Wells & Septic Tanks, Water Softeners, Plumbing Repairs, Hot Water Heaters, Heating & Air Systems, Clorinators, Major Construction & New Construction, Major & Minor Remodels, Cross Connection Devices & City Water Connections & Sewer.

Amenities

Senior Discount

10%

Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

Check
MasterCard
Visa

Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.6123 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
79%
4
9%
3
4%
2
3%
1
5%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.7
value
4.4
professionalism
4.6
responsiveness
4.6
punctuality
4.6
Showing 1-25 of 123 reviews

Frankie L.
06/2021
5.0
appliance repair, plumbing
  + 0 more
We have used Brown Brother's Plumbing for 21 yers and have always had a pleasant experience.
Description of Work: Faucet installation

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

Dane W.
09/2020
5.0
irrigation systems
  + -1 more
I would highly recommend Brown Brothers Plumbing and Heating. Brian Th. and Johnny C. from Brown Brothers came out to repair my backflow assembly for my irrigation system. They were on-time, interpersonally pleasant and professional, were clearly knowledgeable about the system and able to explain options to me in "layman's terms." They performed high-quality work in a timely manner and were overall great to work with. Five stars from me! I will definitely be using their services again...
Description of Work: Backflow Assembly Repair

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

Amanda G.
04/2020
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
My house was built in 1940. I have a boiler that was convert to gas. They turn out to be very reasonable price. I was surprise at the low cost and details. Very knowledgeable. Shawn explain everything to me.
Description of Work: repair my boiler.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Diane G.
03/2020
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
They were great. They are the best. I've used them for 18 years. If there's any problems with the service I call them, they send a manager or supervisor. Maybe they have a new service guy but they are very responsive. Very polite. I highly recommend them. They have a great customer.
Description of Work: I've had them replace my AC.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Diane G.
12/2019
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
  + -1 more
They have been excellent. A couple of times, there was an issue, but they did correct the problem. They do stand behind their work and because of that, I would highly recommend them.
Description of Work: I have used them for 18 years for heating and ac needs.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Beverly K.
01/2019
3.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Service man left after saying he did not have part. Told us the part he needed but never gave us a quote! Left and came back 3 hours later with part! Told us verbally repair cost which was ridiculous after installing part! Come to find out we were charged a labor charge which included him having to drive to Raleigh to get part! The 3 hours he was gone! Had no idea or we would have cancelled! Never got invoice ! I called office and they returned my call 2 days later! Very poor communication and over priced!
Description of Work: Water heater repair

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0

$600

Marisette G.
01/2018
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
The repairman explained everything and went above and beyond this job.
Description of Work: Tankless 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

Charles M.
11/2017
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Very well. Service was on time within stated limits. Technician was well able to diagnose and treat problems; wasted no time getting to work, took care of both problems professionally and quickly. Would have no problems with hiring again.
Description of Work: Kitchen sink faucet, outdoor faucet leak

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

Yes, I recommend this pro

Suzanne W.
10/2017
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
I couldn't get anything done over the weekend, since they thought the sewer line to the street might be clogged and would require a crew for digging. I called first thing Monday morning, and two men were here by 9:00 It turned out that all the problem was in the piping under the house in the crawl space. They worked, cheerfully, under very difficult conditions, and removed the old pipe, put in new pipe and a new clean-out, finishing up in 3 hours. What a joy it was to take a shower Monday night!
Description of Work: Toilets, tubs, and showers were all backed up.

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
$792

Alan D P.
08/2017
1.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
I have given up trying to contact Brown Brothers since they do not return the telephone calls.
Description of Work: I have left four messages to have an estimate for installing a new water line. I have not received a return call after 3 weeks, and so I shall now find another plumbing contractor. Brown Brothers has worked on our plumbing in the past and did an outstanding job at a reasonable price. I must assume they now have more work than they can handle, but common courtesy requires either a return telephone call or a simple explanation that they are not accepting new work.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0


Emmy M.
08/2017
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
I had been waiting 2 days without water for the company's risk management team (the company that broke the line) to take care of it and they didn't. It was getting ready to be the weekend with no water, so I called Brown Brothers at 3:30 in the afternoon and I had barely hung up the phone and they had someone out here and had the work done before 5:30. They were amazing. We used them in the past and will use them again.
Description of Work: They repaired the break in my water line that another company did when they installed my internet service.

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
$225

Janet D.
05/2017
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
They were punctual, very professional, very neat.
Description of Work: checked for a leak

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
$110

DAVID M.
12/2016
5.0
plumbing, sewer cleaning
  + 0 more
I think it was a bigger job than first anticipated but Brown kept the price at original estimate. Highly experienced and careful back-hoe operator had to dig around lots of cable wires. Very impressive. Reclamation and replanting of grass required a second effort but final job left it in good shape.
Description of Work: Break in sewer line outside house; required digging 7' down to replace broken pipe

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,600

Chandra T.
12/2016
5.0
water heater repair
  + -1 more
It went well. I have a new water heater now. The vendor was prompt and very considerate. They put booties on so they didn't track anything through the home. They were fast and it was great.
Description of Work: They replaced a water heater for me

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
$1,200

Bill S.
09/2016
5.0
plumbing, drain cleaning
  + 0 more
Their service is very good. They are known as the high-priced here in town.
Description of Work: I first used Brown Brothers when I bought the house. They replaced the entire drainage plumbing system. There was a hook up to the city sewer as well.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$6,000

JOANNA P.
09/2016
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
They are very good too I mean I don't have any problems with them I really liked them, But I liked them I mean they were fine it's just that these guys have twenty four sevens service available.
Description of Work: I used Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc for plumbing.

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

Julie P.
08/2016
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
The plumber was super!!! Excellent customer service. Received a call back and had a plumber at the door within 5 minutes! Very professional and reasonable!!! They are the best plumbers I've ever used.
Description of Work: Unclog toilet.

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
$100

Brooke D.
08/2016
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Extremely well. The men arrived on time and worked quickly and efficiently. It took them less than 20 minutes to identify and fix the problem. I will certainly call them in the future.
Description of Work: Repairs on two toilets which both needed the internal tank flap replaced.

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
$145

Joan W.
02/2016
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac, plumbing
  + 0 more
We (couple) were very pleased with the service provided by Alex from Brown Brothers heating and plumbing. I will happily recommend this business.
Description of Work: ALEX Inspected HVAC system , cut metal access to inspect ant clean coils throughly. Inspected all water lines. Explained how system worked.

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

$280

Stella S.
11/2015
1.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
The company was contracted by the City of Durham to conduct my annual backflow. I got a letter in the mail stating that they would be there within 1-2 weeks. Due to the device not being out at the time, Brown Brothers did not perform the test (that was my fault as I didn't know the exact date to expect them). However, at no point in time did they notifiy me of this and that they did not service my back flow. They left a door hanger that just said they were here...nothing else and no indication of the what work was done or was not completed. That was some time in September. Fast forward to Nov, I get a letter from the City of Durham in Nov notifying me that my backflow either failed inspection or it was not completed. I contacted Brown Brother on Monday 09Nov to get clarification on what was going on and was told then that my backflow was not completed and that they will have the person responsible for the scheduling the backflow test to call me back to reschedule. I provided them with my contact information. I called them back on Wednesday 11 Nov as I did not hear from them and was transfer to the individual doing the scheduling. I was told that since Brown Brother already charged the City of Durham that they may not be able to reschedule due to billing issue and that I may have to pay for the additional service. How does Brown Brothers get paid for a service that did not perform in the first place and why (as a customer) was I not notify of the lack of service earlier? Overall, I believe Customer Service is horrible. The city of Durham may contract you, but I am paying for the service and I should not have to find out that the status of the test from the City of Durham. Imagine going to get your car inspected and was told it was done, but to learn that it failed from the State. That's ridiculous.
Description of Work: Did not service my backflow.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
value
4.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

$85

Kathleen B.
10/2015
5.0
plumbing, water heater repair
  + 0 more
Brown Brothers was very responsive. Even though I was a new customer, they were prompt and repaired the leak to my hot water heater quickly and efficiently.
Description of Work: Repaired leak in 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
$275

Carla R.
07/2015
4.0
water heater repair
  + -1 more
The service was good. The people on the phone were great. The guys who came to do the install were not very communicative. They did things like doing stuff with the water or just getting ready to leave without giving me a chance to talk to them and be clear about what all they were doing. When they showed up, water was spewing all over the place. So, they cut a pipe and said that is going to make it stop, but they did not tell me that I cannot use the water in the house or it will start again. Then when they came back and it was leaking, they acted as if they were disturbed by me using the water. I was like I told them that they did not say and I was not using hot water and I was using cold water. There were a couple of things like that where they did not seem interested in communicating as clearly as some providers do. There were two of them that came out. They were very prompt. They were in fact the only plumbing people I could get to come do the visit during normal work hours. Anybody who had to come after work hours which seemed to be 4 o’ clock, they were going to charge me an emergency and/or after-hours fee just to show up. It was 9 o’ clock in the morning. I was actually getting ready to leave and went in the garage. I still do not know why. I thought I had to get something before I left and I was going to be gone for several days and it was leaking. So, it was 9 o’clock in the morning and I was trying to find someone. I was able to get them. Basically, they could come as soon as they could figure out if there were 40-gallon water heaters available because that is what I had. So, they were here maybe within half-an-hour after they told me they could get the water heater I needed. It was super-fast. The price was noticeably less. It was several hundred dollars less than the estimate they gave me over the phone before they booked the appointment which was to me a big plus. They gave me an estimate and let me decide before they came out.
Description of Work: I have used Brown Brothers. They replaced a leaking hot water heater.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,070.13

Pamela C.
05/2015
5.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
It was excellent. They came on time and did what they were supposed to down. The staff was fine. They were recommended by my realtor. I would call them again.
Description of Work: They did some repair work.

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

Edlyn H.
04/2015
1.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
Terrible at scheduling, rude receptionist. I called them on a Tuesday, the soonest they could come over was Thursday morning, no specific time. Fine, that's understandable. I would think they'd call to let me know they were coming. On Thursday, they called and left a voicemail, and when I called them back a few minutes later they said they rescheduled my appointment because I didn't pick up. They also said they called me the day before the appointment to let me know the specific time, but of course they never called.
Description of Work: Scheduled for a faucet leak repair

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
1.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Alex S.
03/2015
4.0
plumbing
  + -1 more
The repair was done satisfactorily. It was a quick visit and it was scheduled. I have called and they said they had someone in the area. They were able to do it fairly quickly. The price was average.
Description of Work: Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating did some minor plumbing work. It was just a kitchen sink repair.

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

Yes, I recommend this pro
$90

Contact information

2820 N Roxboro St PO Box 15668, Durham, NC 27704

www.bbph.com

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:
Closed

Licensing

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Service Categories

Plumbing,
Water Heaters,
Heating and Air Conditioning,
Drain Cleaning,
Lawn Irrigation,
Appliance Repair,
Wells and Pumps,
Sewer Cleaning,
Kitchen and Bath Remodeling,
Septic Systems

FAQ

Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc is currently rated 4.6 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: Closed

Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc accepts the following forms of payment: Check,MasterCard,Visa
No, Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc does not offer free project estimates.
No, Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc offers emergency services.
No, Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc does not offer warranties.
Brown Brothers Plumbing & Heating Inc offers the following services: Residential & Commercial Plumbing & Heating, Wells & Septic Tanks, Water Softeners, Plumbing Repairs, Hot Water Heaters, Heating & Air Systems, Clorinators, Major Construction & New Construction, Major & Minor Remodels, Cross Connection Devices & City Water Connections & Sewer.

Contact information

2820 N Roxboro St PO Box 15668, Durham, NC 27704

www.bbph.com

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:
Closed