I sound so old writing this review because i have worked with Tony for over 20 years. He just did a change of some old plumbing on a clawfoot tub. Most plumbers i think would be smart and turn up their nose and run. He knows that every time you work on old plumbing it always throws you a curve ball. Tong did the job including making some very tight turns to make it all fit and it works brilliantly. I am always amazed at his work. I will tell you to use him even if he gets too busy for my old plumbing nightmares. Ron read more

I needed a plumber to address some issues that popped up on a building inspection and it turned out that Tony is right around the corner from us. So glad I called him! We needed to remount our water heater, replace an ancient kitchen faucet, and diagnose a water leak that was occurring in our shower/bath. Tony was able to pop over the next evening and provide a detailed and written estimate. He was very thorough looking things over and honest about what needed to be done, and what could be put off until another day. Both Tony and his crew were very professional and respectful, punctual, and kept us informed of any difficulties as they went along. His prices are very fair and he was happy to take on a smaller job, unlike others we have talked to in the past. Tony is now our go-to guy for any/all plumbing needs! read more

Our 1926 bathtub required constant washer replacements until it came to the point the handles had to be replaced. Tony tried to save them but the fixtures were so old there were no existing parts. He figured out a way to provide new tub and shower fixtures and also fixed our leaking toilet. We can't recommend Tony highly enough, he is patient and explains everything that is required to do the job. His prices are more than fair, plus he is super nice. Karen L. read more

I hired Tony of Bay Plumbing to install two gas shutoff valves and a sink and sink faucet and his crew did a fantastic job. They were thorough, efficient, professional and kind. They were meticulous with the sink and sink faucet installation, which I really appreciated. I will definitely hire them again. read more

Tony and his crew are everything you could hope for. They have done two jobs for me and they are fast, polite, skilled, responsive, helpful -- the whole business. AND the prices are reasonable. What more can you ask for? read more

Thank you, Tony for coming back to fix the problems originally left behind.

I have to say this company had the best customer attitude I've experienced since starting this remodel in June '14. They had other things too, like expertise and patience, but it was an added surprise that they were so casually careful with my entire home. No fuss, no attitude, just put on the booties, and covered the floors where they worked - and did I say put on the booties EVERY time they came in? The bathrooms are old, and they made some helpful observations and suggestions about future work that sounded right to me. This was a pleasant change too, because I often get really stupid suggestions from guys who seem to think I'll go for anything. Tony's ideas were conservative, and sound, and a welcome relief. My sink sprang a leak the other day, due to work done by one of the less impressive crews I've had here, and I realized I could just move on and call Tony! It was like a happy dream - he and his partner were at my house in an hour and took care of everything for a modest price. Happy to highly recommend them. read more

Tony has done two jobs at our condo in Point Richmond and both went smooth as silk: a kitchen faucet replacement in which he made our incorrect choice of faucet work for the space, and replacing two old water supply valves for a washing machine. Tony stays in touch, shows up on time, brings the tools he needs, knows what he's doing, gets the job done, and charges a fair price. It's a good feeling to know a plumber I can rely on to handle whatever comes up. If you need work, call to get on his schedule because he seems in demand -- for good reason. read more

The Bay Plumbing team was phenomenal. They were responsive, attentive and took all the necessary precautions to assist me with cleaning drains that were causing a problem. Tony was punctual and has a very calm demeanor as others have mentioned. He also made sure that gloves snd masks were used and social distancing was followed. The work was completed in a timely and professional manner too. Thank you very much. You got my trust and business for any plumbing needs. read more

We've worked with Tony on several plumbing projects, but this last one at our house was a doozy! He was persistent in finding the source of the problem and communicated with us every step of the way. He has always been reliable, honest and trustworthy. We highly recommend Tony and his crew. Thanks Tony! read more

I texted Tony after hours on a Thursday night about an urgent plumbing issue that I needed dealt with the next day. He texted right away and told me that he was not available but that he would refer me to a colleague of his. It's now 15 minutes after my initial text and I have an appointment scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Thanks so much for the great customer service!!! read more

On the recommendation of our contractor, we hired Tony first for a sewer lateral replacement and then for other (smaller) plumbing jobs. He is truly a delight to work with -- he is fast, responsive, friendly, and does good work. Thanks Tony! read more

Now listed as THE plumber to call in my contacts There was water leaking out of the master bedroom shower faucet. The fixtures were from the 1970's so I knew it was about time to the fixtures and cartridge updated. Tony came out to assess the problem. He was upfront and did not want to make any unrealistic promises; he updated me along the way as worked on the faucet and when he went shopping around for the cartridge. Tony found a compatible cartridge and replaced it quickly an at a very reasonable price. Tony also told me that I should start to consider updating the whole faucet / figure in the near future as he showed me the pipe and there was a lot of rust on the current pipe. I will definitely call Tony back when I am ready to replace the whole fixture. read more

We move to our new house late last year and we wanted a plumber to come a check for any possible failure in the future. I found Antonio on yelp and I decide to contact him. He came the same week I call him. What a wonderful experience! Tony was extremely knowledgeable about what he was doing, he explained everything he was doing to me and had a very professional demeanor. Gracias Antonio! read more

Clogged sink during the quarantine treated with gallons of jellied drain poisons resulted only in our kitchen smelling like a long abandoned high school swimming pool, chose Tony and Bay Plumbing entirely by a dartboard in the dark and that random intuition was picture perfect! Polite, friendly and professional ... rolled out the rescue mat to keep his work tidy, ran the snake machine right there in the kitchen, whirled quiet as a mouse and viola! drain runs clean! Tony offered a work guarantee and rolled everything out the door simple as pie ... yes - should another plumbing need arise I'll be calling Bay Plumbing. (Verified user! honest) Plus! Bonus - he's local small business and a Berkeley dad ... read more

I feel very fortunate to have been referred to Tony and Bay Plumbing when I moved to Berkeley a few years ago. I've needed to call on Bay Plumbing several times now and each time Tony has been easy to reach by phone and text and was quick and punctual. Tony has proved very knowledgeable and willing and able to answer all my questions. Twice Tony found affordable fixes to problems I was expecting would call for expensive replacements of a toilet and sink. Recently, when I learned rats were entering my home through a broken sewer line, Tony came on short notice early on a Saturday morning to help us with the tricky detective work of finding exactly where the broken pipe was and then finding just the right part to seal it up. Once again Tony's was knowledgeable and the charges for this work felt more than fair to me. Tony is great to work with and I feel fortunate to have found him and Bay Plumbing. read more

I don't usually post reviews, but I had to for Bay Plumbing. About 1.5 months ago, I had a sewer main backup. When I made an appointment with Tony, I had no idea how bad it was. It turned out that my basement toilet had sewage flooding out of it due to the backed-up main. Not only did Tony and his colleague assess the extent of the back-up immediately, he and his staff took the entire afternoon to carefully examine and clear the drains throughout the property to understand how these old pipes (house was built in the 20's) were connected. They also efficiently cleaned out the disgusting toilet, removed and disposed of it, and then cleaned up the bathroom, and put in a new toilet. They even came back the next day with a specialist to visually inspect the inside of the sewer main with a camera to determine whether the pipe was damaged, in order to understand whether damage caused the back-up. Tony and his staff were patient, considerate, knowledgeable, experienced, thorough and very professional. Although they spent many hours over a 2-day period to do all of this work, they charged a very reasonable price for all of the work. Tony even stayed behind after hours of grueling work to patiently answer all of my landlady's questions about replacing the sewer lateral and the runoff pipes to meet specs. I HIGHLY recommend Tony and his group for any of your plumbing needs! read more

Extremely responsive, great quality of work, and very very fast. Prices are very competitive. I'd highly recommend Tony to anyone needing plumbing work. Very professional and maybe the most important trait in a service provider was his trustworthiness. He deserves your business. Thanks Tony. read more

In the midst of the Covid-19 crisis, our bathroom sink pipe broke and water was leaking all over the floor. With trepidation to let a plumber in, Tony reassured us he was taking precautions-gloves, booties, a mask, which he put on before entering, and texted us what time he was coming. He clearly explained his price for labor ahead of time, and determined upon inspection that a part underneath the sink was broken. He had the part available in his truck, so he didn't need to go out to other stores. He is sweet, polite, and efficient and fixed the problem in about an hour with a 30-day guarantee on his labor. I was impressed with his calm demeanor and recommend that if you have an emergency situation and need a plumber, you should call Tony at Bay Plumbing during this time of Coronavirus. read more

Tony and his crew addressed a major plumbing issue that arose during our kitchen remodel. They also did all of our gas line work and installed our tankless water heater. I couldn't be happier with their work. They were very professional and much more affordable than a lot of plumbing companies. His team was very kind and friendly. They were always punctual and worked efficiently. I would hire them again in an instant! read more

Tony responded quickly to my inquiry and got us a bid right away. He communicated well with us and his crew. Work was done on time and on budget. He was very helpful working with our schedule. Straight forward top quality work with no surprises. Will definitely hire him again. read more

There is a reason why Tony has all these five-star reviews on Yelp: he is a fantastic plumber and a great guy to work with who will (seriously) go above and beyond for you. We found him through our real estate agent, and asked him to do several jobs before we moved into our new home: fixing some existing shoddy plumbing work, running a gas line to the kitchen and the backyard, venting our laundry properly, running pipe for a utility sink. He quoted us reasonable prices for every portion of the overall job, did the work in a timely manner, and was super communicative with us throughout. He was happy to explain anything we asked about, and even gave some helpful advice about how to get some drainage work done under the house. He also has an awesome assistant who did a lot of the work--he was super polite and really fast. All this is great, right? Well, it gets better. We ran into Tony at Home Depot near our house one weekend while we were setting things up before the move--he went there to grab a part for the work he was doing at the house--and he volunteered to take a roll of linoleum we had just bought back to the house for us so we wouldn't have to go back there. So unexpected and kind. And that's not even the best part. We had our new gas stove installed by Linn Star Transfer (a contractor for Home Depot's appliance deliveries) after Tony put in the gas line. They installed the stove incorrectly (I don't even know how that is possible; it's not complicated) and we had a gas leak until we turned off the gas via Tony's properly installed gas shutoff valve. Instead of dealing with Linn Star again, we decided to see if we could pay Tony to do this tiny job--we would have happily paid him more than it was worth just to get it done properly and not waste his time. He said sure, he'd check it out; then he went to our house and fixed it for free. Seriously, hire this guy! I know we'll be using him for more work in the future. read more

Excellent, professional plumbing work, replacing our old pipes and installing new fixtures while preserving old tile much better than we expected. Even painted the new venting pipe outside! Great communication throughout the process. Respectful and easy to have in our home. Very reasonable prices. read more

Bottom line - Tony the owner of Bay Plumbing, Berkeley, CA is professional, reliable, efficient and fast. I had a clogged kitchen sink and called a couple of plumbers. Tony responded quickly, provided a quote, provided a time window, called when in route, used his own equipment to protect my floors, used shoe coverings, fixed the clog and cleaned up when he was finished. He answered all of my questions and was finished in about an hour. I would not hesitate to use his services again. read more

Tony is wonderful. He answers calls quickly and does good work and is reliable. I am so glad that I have found him. He had done 3 different projects and excelled at arriving on time and doing a great job! read more

Good quality good price fixed low pressure in bathroom faucet by back flushing the supply line would have replaced faucet too for same price. read more

I have been through a lot of plumbers from Berkeley and the surrounding areas, but Tony is the best! He responds quickly and comes when he says he will. He is knowledgable, calm and extremely nice. read more

We had a water main break and Tony came by and made a possibly very complicated job very simple.

Tony is an excellent plumber in ALL ways: Professional, competent, responsive, reliable, thorough, considerate, etc., etc.!!! We hired him for a bathroom remodel which included moving drains, installing a sink, and a new shower system. He coordinated very effectively with our tile contractor and all work was conducted on a timely basis. When we called him back during the process because we decided we wanted to relocate something we had originally had him put somewhere else, he came almost immediately to take care of it, because our tile contractor needed the change right away and he handled the "redo" in a very amiable fashion. He is quite wonderful to work with! And his rates are MORE than fair. We highly recommend him! read more

Tony of Bay Handyman Plumbing came to my rescue when the main water pipe broke in front of my house. When other companies quoted 1900 for the job, he did it for about half the cost even though the job was really involved. He was also incredibly accommodating to our needs and the urgency of the situation. He came within the hour of me calling - no other company was willing to do even that. Tony not only helped to calm the explosion in front of the house immediately, he worked with us to make sure we had water at important hours while the repairing was happening. Through it all, Tony demonstrated not only the utmost of professionalism, but a high level of empathy and compassion, and outstanding craftsmanship. He resolved the issue within one day (other companies said 2-3 days), worked all day and into the evening to get things going better than business as usual at home. I would do business with Tony again in a heartbeat and recommend him wholeheartedly, with zero reservation. I've never worked with a better plumber, handyman or technician. Here's Tony's cell - 510-860-2147. Save it in your cell! read more

I have known Tony for over 7 years. He is reliable, knowledgeable, fair, polite and friendly. I have recommended him to all my friends who have also been very happy with his work. My house is OLD. He has done the plumbing portion of two remodeled bathrooms and he has helped with all kinds of problems due to old, galvanized pipes. You can't go wrong! Susan Parker, Oakland read more

Antonio is very responsive and skilled at what he does! He will try his very best to satisfy your plumbing needs with endless patience and creativity. I can highly recommend him! read more

Tony was prompt, professional, and thorough, communicating quickly about when he discovered new plumbing issues while identifying potential leak sources from our bathroom and replacing our toilet. His prices were fair (I called around a few plumbers and looked online, and his prices seemed reasonable for the scope of work). I feel confident that he and his crew did the job right--they tested repeatedly for leaks and found none. I would call them again. read more

Fast, responsive, professional, able, reasonably priced. We needed a plumber immediately for our bathtub/shower whose lever kicked into not draining, when we had our grandchildren and family in town over Christmas. They answered and came and persisted to fix it within almost 12 hours, saving our family's holiday. Thank you Ivan and Tony! read more

Called Tony this morning. Best decision ever! This guy is amazing. He showed up exactly when he said he would, diagnosed two problems extremely quickly, gave me a very reasonable estimate, and then fixed both problems on the spot! He is a true professional. Not only that but he's a super nice and ethical person. We're having family stay with us in two days, and Tony totally saved the day--fixing serious bathroom problems will make for a much smoother visit! I can't thank him enough. read more

Tony is the best plumber in Berkeley. He's professional, honest, guarantees his work, and is reasonably priced. I refer all my friends to him. You won't be disappointed. read more

We feel very fortunate to be introduced to Tony, Bay Handyman Plumbing. Tony helped us two plumbing problems, about 18 months apart. One required that he install new faucets in a downstairs bathroom. Since our current hardware in the bathroom is old, it was hard to find replacement parts. However, he worked with us to help identify the right parts. Perhaps I shouldn't say this, but he doesn't charge for all the time he works. Anyway, we were very pleased with the installation of the faucets. Our second problem was no hot water in a shower in a different bathroom. He diagnosed the problem, went and got the part, and we now have hot water. Tony is professional and reliable. He also does not work strictly "by the clock," which is a refreshing change from most plumbers these days. I believe that our plumbing bills are lower for this reason. read more

All the other reviews are accurate. I had a very positive experience with Tony. He is easy to work with, respectful, responsible, was open to problem solving with me and overall is a good communicator. Most importantly, he did and excellent job on addressing several plumbing issue in my house. Thanks. read more

Friday morning we woke up to a dead water heater. Tony was incredibly helpful in explaining our options and working through to see how he could solve our problem. He and his assistant were great - we recommend him heartily! read more

Tony came to my house to help me find the source of a musty smell in a bathroom - I thought it might be a failed wax seal below the toilet. He came the same day I called, and texted an hour before the appointment to ask if he could come a bit early. I have never worked with a plumber as knowledgeable and easy to communicate with, and he is a fantastic trouble shooter. I ran a few other problems by him when he was here, and he solved them all - previous plumbers had no suggestions. His pricing is extremely reasonable, and he is the only plumber I will call in the future - I feel very fortunate that I found him. read more