Best Plumbing Services in Maryland

Let me put it this way. It's 8 PM last night with 50 degree weather and it's raining that kind of miserable pissing rain that soaks you down slowly but completely. The last thing I'd want to do is stand out in the road snaking a clogged sewer line that's spitting the vilest smelling black water I've ever encountered in my life in my face and blowing specks of human shit all over my head and shirt. This, however, is what Brian Emmel and his brother Matt from T&D Plumbing do for a living. They not only do it, but they do it graciously-- with the kind of professionalism and knowledge that makes you feel totally confident that you have just contracted honest and experienced techs who really know what they're doing. First, they come in and look over the situation like detectives on a murder scene, letting you know exactly what is the cause of the problem, and how they propose to do to correct it. Then they get to work with the best attitude I've ever seen from anyone that's about to dig elbows-deep into what we've all flushed down toilets and let flow freely down our sink and shower drains for years. They let you know the entire time what's going on and how it's progressing. Frankly, it's kind of like if Superman drove a white van and wore boots and Dickies uniforms instead of flying and wearing a mask and cape. I just felt all safe and like everything was gonna be fine standing there feeling admittedly slightly less masculine as these alpha-males dove in head first and solved my problems for me. This isn't the first time I have used T&D Plumbing, and they are my go-to service for all things water related. Their number hangs on the wall in my office and also on my refrigerator door. Their prices have always been extremely fair. These guys are polite, knowledgeable, and get the job done well. What else could you ask for? Don't even call anyone else-- I am not joking when I say that there is no reason to. I remain a very satisfied customer and am truly impressed by them over and over again.

Service was prompt, professional and stayed until the job was completed.  Very resourceful, discussed options and more competitive than the competition. Highly recommend.

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Great work ethic, great attitude, and great skill. I hired Mr. Yates to replace a water heater and he was a pleasure to work with every step of the way. He got the old one out of a tight space and helped me select a new one that would fit. He is a perfectionist and will stay however long is needed to ensure the job gets done right. Stellar plumber!

Water was leaking from our toilet and it seemed to be gushing out of the wall behind the toilet. My husband turned off all the water in the house so we were really inconvenienced. He called this plumber on a Sunday afternoon. Someone answered promptly and scheduled an appointment for the next morning!
The plumber showed up on time as promised . He was very personable and respectful. He fixed our problem in less than an hour.
I was elated to be able to run water and flush toilets again.
My husband had been talking about cutting a hole in the wall to get to the pipes behind the toilet so needless to say theses guys were a lifesaver

Grateful they came on short notice. Masked and professional. Couldn't have asked for better service. I'll be calling them for all my plumbing needs.

Responded to a top floor toilet leak, put my partner at ease and openly explained everything he suggested including some small fixes and recommended patches to shower miters and caulk.  

Addressed the problem with ease and confidence, all after hours on a Friday with no issue at all.  Hard to beat that.  

Highly recommend.

I would recommend 1st Choice Plumbing because of the high level of professionalism displayed by Mr. Urszuy with his daughter/helper throughout the entire process from beginning to end which took two days to complete. First, what I appreciated, was the office notification phone call if arrival would be late followed with approximate arrival time.
Secondly, Mr Urszuy was very knowledgeable and thorough during customer education when explaining what the actual core issues were after asking me to describe the chronic symptoms we we've been having for years, like  a stopped up sink that caused me to dump water after every dish wash. He displayed team work ethic upon running into a major unforseen problem by contacting his supervisor to come in and make recommendations. Our house was built in 1910, so the pipes were old, he did a great job! No more dumping water for me!!

Tried to DIY repair my toilet and created a bigger issue.  Left Bill a message and he called me promptly in the AM.  Told him the issue and he gave me a call back with a quote in no time.  Was right on time and had new toilet installed and working in an hour.  Cost was exactly what I was quoted.

Very pleased with the service and recommend him.  Carlos was prompt, very knowledgeable, diagnosis and communicated the issue.  Price for work was very reasonable.  I will definitely have him back when I need more plumbing work.

I would give zero if I could.  Appt set up thru home warranty (american home shield) as emergency service. Originally said arrival within 2 hours, 3.5 hours later, called warranty company who contacted Stilwell and said they were on their way. Showed up the NEXT DAY with no calls in between even though I called repeatedly and left several messages. Issue was severe leak from upstairs bathroom, they cut 2 holes in the ceiling, said it was rain water (coming into the middle floor of an interior townhouse, with a 7 year old roof). Claimed he ran water in bathroom and opened service panel to look behind tub. This property is a rental so I was not there to verify. When I spoke to the tech and asked why no one showed up the day before and they repeatedly lied, tech hung up on me. Had a new plumber come out and opened the access panel with water running and immediately found leak coming from valves/pipes leading to tub.  We had put Stilwell on our do not call list 9 years ago the first time we needed a plumber through AHS because they didn't show up then either.  Only reason I gave them another chance was because it was an emergency and I figured they would have improved in 9 years.  Somehow this company is not out of business, but it should be!

Late one night my water randomly stopped working.  I had family visiting so I was in kind of a hurry to get it working.  Things never go well when you are in a hurry and this was no exception.  I start looking for plumbers the next morning.  Unfortunately BF were the first ones that opened.  They had a technician promptly come out and said that my well tank and pressure gauge needed to be replaced.  So I told him to go ahead and do what needed to be done.  So after charging me $1300 just to install a new tank (which turns out wasn't the problem and didn't even need to be replaced), 4 days later I was again without water.  So I call them back and they send the same technician out.  Once again he was prompt and courteous.  After going through his little routine he tells me that to replace my old pump with a new 1/2 HP pump is only gonna cost me $3,000.  Immediately that seems very high to me.  The technician then went into full salesman mode and tried to justify the price by telling me that they are a reputable company and that all their trucks are fully stocked with 'fancy' plumbing equipment.  He couldn't even give me a price breakdown of what things cost and why it was so expensive.  Nor could his manager.  He just said that is what the company charges.  Luckily I was not in such a hurry this time so I told him I had to think about it.  After he left I contacted two other companies and quotes on what it would cost to pull and replace a new well pump.  Both of them said it would be no more than $1,300.  So I ended up going with Fogle's Septic and Well and it ended up costing me $1,295.  I ended up paying twice what I have should have if I had called just about anyone else to begin with.  Needless to say do not use this company unless you like throwing money away just to pay for all their 'fancy' equipment for their trucks and to have things fixed that aren't broken.

Never again..a simple garbage disposal jam turned into an overpriced nightmare. We have used Watsons for several years. They are usually timely and efficient. Justin has been our service technician and does good work. However, when the jam was not repairable by Justin, he suggested a new unit he had in the truck.
OK, how much? $525 installed for an ISE 1/2HP Badger 5. (FYI: on Amazon, this unit costs $100. Also, no parts/labor estimate was given. I felt this was excessive and was being taken advantage of. He took about 45 minutes to install the unit. I figured I paid about $200 for the unit and $325 in labor.
Ridiculous! I called Norman Watson/owner to discuss. He never returned my call. Way to go, Norman.