Every plumber says their prices are fair. Southwood's were measured: Bay Area Consumers' Checkbook surveyed 55 customers and found prices 20% below average, with 91% calling the work superior. Sixty-two years in San Bruno, and it is still the same shop answering the phone.
Full-service plumbing, heating, backflow and drain cleaning for homes and commercial buildings — including kitchen and bath fixture replacement, leak repair, shut-off valves, sump pumps, water filtration and tankless water heaters.
Tank and tankless water heaters, repaired or replaced.
Clogged drains cleared, plus high-pressure hydrojetting for the stubborn ones.
Sewer lateral testing and sewer line clearing, including root invasion.
Gas line repair and replacement for homes and businesses.
Gas furnace repair and installation — the "heating" half of the name.
Backflow device certification, installation and repair.
Bay Area Consumers' Checkbook is a nonprofit that surveys real customers and shops prices — nobody can buy a rating from them. Here is what their survey of Southwood customers found.
Source: Bay Area Consumers' Checkbook listing for Southwood Plumbing & Heating.
Southwood Plumbing & Heating opened in San Bruno in 1964 and still works out of 1059 San Mateo Avenue. The corporation is run by Denis O'Halloran, licensed by the California Contractors State License Board (#818070), and has been BBB-accredited with an A+ rating since 1981.
The work runs from a dripping kitchen faucet to sewer laterals and commercial backflow certification, residential and commercial both — single-family homes in San Bruno, apartment buildings in Millbrae, and jobs up into San Francisco.
San Bruno and the surrounding Peninsula, up into San Francisco.
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| Mon–Fri | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Sat–Sun | Closed |