Cal Plumbing

Eric was great. Good communication and did good work. He installed a enw tankless for us and some other plumbing upgrades. He even talked us out of some extra work it turns out we didn’t need done…

Very friendly, prompt, professional, & helpful.
I needed a part switched out on our water heater, ASAP. Everyone else refused to come in last minute or was booked until days later. Eric was kind enough to squeeze me into his schedule! He & Sandeep came in within the hour of calling and they switched out the part, got the water heater back on, in less than an hour! Can’t thank them enough!

I met Eric about a year or so ago when he was working on my neighbor’s house. We struck up a conversation and hit it off. So, I was leaning toward hiring him any way.
We started with a small job in the kitchen. It turned out to be more complex than first thought. Which meant we needed some parts. Eric stayed within budget and did the parts running himself. He even texted me photos of potential faucets to buy. I’m a busy professional so having someone running parts for me is a blessing.
I then hired Eric to install a hot water heater. He first suggested I take a look at the one he installed at my neighbor’s. Very professional job, and she was happy. Eric suggested a hot water heater, quoted me a bid that included all parts and labor, did the shopping and the haul away of the old unit and cleaned up after himself nicely.
All in all a pretty professional job, good communication. Excellent, honest plumber. One small ding… he left the side gate open and the dog got out. But we found her quickly and all was fine. Would definitely hire again and would recommend to other homeowners.

I had Cal Plumbing come over a few days ago to replace a water heater in our house.
The job was performed quickly, to code, correcting an issue connected with a previous poor installation, and appears to work fine.
My only complaint was that there was no discussion of options, and the heater installed seems to be a bit over-​sophisticated for what we need. The total price came to $ 1250, which is probably at the upper end for a smallish (40 gallon) installation.
Nevertheless, he certainly seemed to know what he was doing, which is worth something in itself.

Fair Price, Clean, prompt, efficient, skilled, etc.
But most of all is sympathetic to the needs of the customer, even when the manufacturer thinks that it’s alright to wait two weeks to take a shower or wash the dishes. (my stint in the peace corps was too long ago to remember how to heat a thimble-​full of water oven an open fire to wash up.)
A good problem solver.

Eric has been very courteous with our plumbing issues. He listens, assesses, and gives great feedback and advice. He’s been on time every time we’ve had him out to our house. I highly recommend Eric for any plumbing job you may have.

I forget how we came across Eric, but he’s totally excellent. He’s even diagnosed issues with water heaters over the phone during holiday weekend for free. Can’t recommend him highly enough.

I just met Eric with Cal Plumbing about a leaky kitchen faucet, and I was thoroughly impressed! I originally asked him to install a new faucet to replace the old leaky one. Within minutes of inspecting the old one, he identified the problem as a pretty simple fix. He suggested for me to get this part from a hardware store, gave me a few simple instructions, so I could do it myself. To top it off, he didn’t even take any payment for his visit. He is truly an honest and honorable professional! I have definetly found my new plumber!

We learned of Eric through the Berkeley Parents Network. We had a number of jobs, including re-​plumbing a shower followed by completely replacing the 87 year old plumbing in the house. Eric did an excellent job. On time, neat, and fairly priced. Would definitely work with Cal Plumbing again.

I can’t say enough good things about Eric. He has installed both a regular hot water heater and a instant hot water heater, copper piping, a new toilet, and an earthquake automatic gas shut off valve. He is honest, and knows and follows the codes so well he could teach them to others.
He has fair prices, and is a nice guy on top of it all. Very easy to talk to.
I have owned a home for 8 years now and worked with a dozen or so tradespeople. He is really the only one (besides the electrician that he works with!) than I can recommend without reservation.

Eric is the best plumber we’ve ever had. He always responds straight away, always shows up exactly when he says he will, does excellent work, and his prices are very reasonable too.

Eric is an excellent plumber. He’s helped us with our kitchen and bathroom plumbing and is honest, very smart and really cares about helping you out. When we’ve called on the weekends he’s called right back and tries to schedule a time to help out as soon as possible. That’s a feat given that he’s very busy and popular, even in these times. I would highly recommend him — he’s the best plumber we’ve ever had.

I HIGHLY recommend ERIC at Cal Plumbing. He has fixed many plumbing problems for us – including drilling down our sink so the faucet could fit; redo-​ing a bad sewage job from an old plumber; and installing a new toilet and faucet. The best thing about Eric is that he stands by his work: He installed a new Kohler faucet for us – and six months later it leaked and was loose; we got replacement parts from Kohler – and he fixed it, remounted it, had to use special washers and adjust the sink – just so it would stay tight – and it was perfect — FOR FREE. I was really impressed that he stood by his work. He is not only a really top notch plumber – but he is a really dependable, stand-​by-​it guy – and that seems rare these days… so 5 starts for ERIC!!!

Eric at Cal Plumbing is awesome! I’ve had him come out to my house a few times over the years for a leaky faucet, to replace an old toilet with an energy-​efficient model, and installation of a seismic gas valve. He’s been so nice and thorough each time. But, when my water heater went over this past holiday weekend, I panicked… how much is that going to cost!!! I called Eric, he returned my call within minutes, and was at my house within hours. He charged me a fair price, his work is so clean and professional, and, I trust him in my house with my family. Best of all, I have hot water again! Call Eric on his cell at 510÷229−8022.