Livermore, California
We fix what the last guy couldn't.
Thirty-five years of service and repair work out of Livermore. We are often the third plumber on a job, and we are the one who cleans it up properly.
CA License C36-744023 · Licensed and insured
35 years in the trade
Service and repair work specifically, which is a different skill from new construction.
License C36-744023
Licensed and insured for residential and light commercial work.
Often the third call
A lot of our work is finishing what somebody else started badly.
Why people end up here
Usually the third plumber in.
A lot of our calls start the same way. Somebody came out, took a run at it, and either could not find the problem or made it worse. Then somebody else did the same. By the time the phone rings here the homeowner is out real money and the job is harder than it was to begin with.
That is the work this shop is built for. Service and repair is its own trade, separate from new construction. New construction is speed on a clean slate. Service is walking into a 1970s ranch house, working out what four decades of previous repairs did to it, and fixing the actual problem without opening up every wall in the place.
So we take jobs other shops pass on. After thirty-five years there are not many of them we have not seen before.
On Yelp
4.5 stars from people who called us.
A small set of reviews, most of them from people who needed a real repair, not a sales pitch. Read them on Yelp, or leave one if we have been out to your place.
“Seth from Positive Plumbing has done many jobs (some of them emergencies) for many years for us! He is the only plumber that I will ever use. He is honest, professional and always returns my calls as soon as he can. He does great work!”
Connie C.
Pleasanton · Aug 2015 · via Yelp
“We came back from lunch to a backed up toilet that we were unable to plunge. Friday afternoon and a commercial building. He was on the phone in less than 5 minutes … 15 minutes later he was in our office with his tools. Two plumbing contractors that work for us regularly still hadn't gotten back to us.”
Scott S.
Livermore · Jan 2017 · via Yelp
“Seth did extensive troubleshooting and demonstrated that it was not the water heater. He replaced the cartridge and the balance cylinder in my shower … The shower works flawlessly now. He was professional, on time, and checked back periodically to see that things were working well. I will contact him for future plumbing issues and recommend him unconditionally.”
Joyce M.
Livermore · Aug 2020 · via Yelp
“When you think you can change your own shower head and end up with no shower, IT IS AN EMERGENCY. Seth was so great and came out to fix everything, and did not make me feel like a dumb woman for trying to use tools. Very nice, professional and a great price.”
Coleen M.
Tracy · Oct 2018 · via Yelp
What we do
Five jobs that come up most
If what you need is not on this list, call anyway. Odds are good it is something we handle.
Drain Cleaning
Hair, grease, roots, silt. We clear the line and tell you what put it there.
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Slab Leaks
The bill jumps, one patch of floor runs warm, and nothing looks wrong.
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Garbage Disposals
Jams, hums, and rusted-through housings. Repaired when that makes sense, replaced when it doesn't.
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Gas Lines
Installs, repairs, and replacements, done the way gas work has to be done.
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Remodeling
Kitchen and bath plumbing planned early, so the finish work actually fits.
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Emergency service
A main backing up at nine at night is not a next-week problem. Shut the water off, then call us.
Where we work
Livermore first, then the rest of the valley.
Livermore is home, and most of our calls are here. The rest are in Pleasanton, Dublin, and San Ramon. Keeping the radius tight is deliberate, since short drives are what let us get somebody out the same day.
Not sure whether you are in range? Call and ask. It takes about ten seconds to find out.
Tell us what it is doing.
Describe what you are seeing, including what the last plumber tried, and we can usually say whether it needs a visit today or whether it can wait until Tuesday.