Michael Your Plumber

I feel very fortunate to have found Michael. He is an exceptional professional in every way: knowledgeable, a pleasure to work with, prompt, provides ample information and answers all questions clearly, while providing excellent service at a very reasonable price. He encouraged us to follow up on warranty coverage and in both cases we were sent parts covered by limited lifetime warranties in one case for a part we purchased 15 years ago. If you are concerned about whether he is as good as the Unilocal reviews, our experience has been consistent with five star service and as one other review states «always a pleasure».

Awesome plumber, great guy. I love when professionals are willing to teach you a little bit about their profession instead of wanting you to call for the smallest problem. I got a great tutorial on how to use a snake to clear our tub drain. He’s also willing to look at snap shots of your problems by text to help you decide if you need his services or not.
Funny to find out that he’s also a great chef. I love Berkeley!

Michael came over on short notice on a holiday weekend to fix a backed up bathroom sink that was unresponsive to my DIY efforts. It was a small job, but too big for me — the pipe in the wall needed to be snaked out. He solved the problem quickly, cleaned up carefully, and charged a very reasonable rate. An honest, knowledgeable guy, he was great about explaining the work and answering questions, checking out side issues, and showing me how I could DIY in future. He’s also fun to work with — quirky sense of humor, great toilet-​side manner.

Michael is THE BEST. He is sweet, kind, courteous and honest. I lost a cherished earring down my shower drain, which unfortunately is in a very hard to reach and unpleasant location under my house. Michael responded the same day and not only found my earring, but replaced the drain to be more accessible in the future, the next time I stupidly lose something down the drain. Thank you Michael!!!

This guy is great! He really knows a lot. I had discussed repiping the house with another plumber, but Michael did a «backflush» which solved our problem for pennies. He’s been here several times and it’s always a pleasure. On other visits he’s found simple and inexpensive solutions to tricky problems.
He doesn’t always take on new customers, but give him a try and hope to get on his list. Michael is a real rarety, get to know him.

Sadly, he doesn’t take on bigger projects, but if you have a small plumbing problem, the best thing you could possibly do is call Michael.

Michael is fantastic to work with! We’ve called him for several issues, both in our house with newer plumbing and our cottage with older pipes. Michael has always responded quickly, came when or before he said he would, and handled the problem (s) efficiently, effectively and economically. He’s also a really nice guy!

We had a clogged kitchen sink, and I called Michael after reading the Unilocal reviews.
He was available on short notice and came over later that day to look at our sink. Great communication, really reasonable rates, and he’s fun and personable! It took him a little over an hour, and then he chatted with us on our porch while he wrote up the invoice. Later he followed up with a thank-​you post card!
We’ve found our new plumber!

Called Michael to fix a leaky toilet. His message suggested texting him which did. He responded quickly and was on time and fixed the issue. Will definitely call again when something else goes out.

I had a weird backup happening maybe a year or so after I bought my house (so about 4 years ago now, I haven’t had a problem since).
Michael came out quickly figured out what was going on with my plumbing. He fixed the problem and also ran the camera in my sewer line to make sure there weren’t any other issues that might come up for me. I had some other more heavy duty work that I needed done and he actually gave me a referral for a colleague of his, who does that?!
He was soo great I wish he could have done all of the work I needed just so I could give him the business. He was such a sweet man so happy to have stumbled on him.
AND I still have the beautiful thank you post card he sent on my refrigerator, 4 years later!

Lovely experience getting a leaky water heater fixed this morning! I texted Michael and got a very prompt response back and in less than an hour he came and fixed the problem. Very professional, courteous and gracious. Lives locally and is available on short notice. Reasonably priced. Can’t recommend him enough!

Just want to add my good review to this site. Michael was very prompt in getting back to me via text. I texted my issues in some detail and he responded with pictures that corresponded to my perceived issues. Stopped by the next day, ended up suggesting I do nothing (it turned out to be a minor issue) and didn’t charge me even though he spent 20 minutes of his Friday afternoon giving me advice. Will definitely text him in the future!

You are looking at a very rare thing here. A thank you note from a plumber. — A few weeks ago we were in dire need of help, when our regular guy said he would come, but ended up flaking both in showing up, and in letting us know that he wasn’t comingg, causing us to wait around all day for nothing. — Enter Michael Your Plumber to the rescue! –
We found Michael here on Unilocal,called him and left a voicemail. He called back the same day, and was able to squeeze us into his schedule. — He arrived *on time*, was very friendly, courteous, and professional. He walked me through the steps that I needed to learn so that I could fix the issue myself if it ever happened again. — He charged a fair competitive rate for a service call, and all was taken care of. — Zero drama, totally smart, efficient, and above all a *very* nice guy.
The images that you see are the front and back of a follow-​up/​thank you note that he sent. — Having worked in the business of training professional sales staff many years ago, I know well the art of keeping clients/​customers. And I used to tell all of my employees to follow up with their clients by method of snail mail. I haven’t seen an act like this for about a decade or so. The fact that Michael is ‘old school’ when it comes to courtesy and customer service has not gone unnoticed. — That he used a note card with Fellini’s Amarcord on the front shows that he has impeccable taste.
Needless to say, our former plumber has been relived of his duties, and from here on out, we’ll be using Michael for all of our plumbing needs.

Kind, honest, and gets the job done, even on short notice. We had an extremely stubborn toilet with a forward facing drain (makes it really difficult to get the auger through). Texted at 4 PM, he responded by 5:30, showed up at 5:45, and fixed our problem by 6. Gave us great advice on what to do if it happens again. Will definitely call him again for our plumbing issues!

Called him left my phone # twice as instructed and never heard from him.

Michael is knowledgeable, available, flexible, calm, affordable, conscientious, and efficient. Plus he’s nice to my kids: a mark of his good character. We’ve found our plumber.

Just adding to the deluge of other 5-​star reviews. Michael is awesome. He will tell you what needs to be done, and what doesn’t, and he will teach you how to do his job if you ask him. That is a sign of a guy who has plenty of work, because everyone knows he is awesome. And, it feels like you’re robbing him, because his fees are so completely reasonable, even though you are panicking because sludge is bubbling up into your kitchen sink.

Michael is truly the BEST! Just a REALLY nice guy, helpful to people like me (who know absolutely nothing about plumbing :) and super knowledgeable.
The first time I called him in a panic, new to the area, and he raced on over to fix the water that was spewing from my broker sprinkler system. Problem solved in about 1 minute. The second time our toilet was clogged with baby wipes and paper towels, and he came same-​day, used his tool and had the clog out in 5 minutes. He even CLEANED the bowl with my toilet brush afterwards! WAY above and beyond his call of duty. I’d recommend him to anyone in a heartbeat.

I reached out to Michael to fix a leak that was taking place at my office in the men’s restroom. When I first called I reached the answering machine stating that texting could be quicker than leaving a message. So, I did. He responded in matter of twenty minutes. We were able to coordinate a time for Michael to come to my office the following day. He was on time, efficient, and easy to work with. He was in-​and-​out in a matter of an hour. And, now I there is not more leak!
Thank you Michael. I will be texting you again if and when I run into anymore plumbing issues for my office.

I called Michael on Wednesday, January 16^th and left a detailed message, including two different telephone numbers each of which I stated twice (as per his request in his voice mail message). His message also states that as he works alone, it may take a day or two for him to get back to you. Well, that was 6 days ago — I’ve still heard nothing.
Michael may be YOUR plumber, but he’ll never be mine.