The best plumbing company in the Bay Area! You won't regret it. Definitely recommend to anyone. You will not be disappointed.

I called Gladiator on a Saturday after I broke a service valve under my sink. I had to turn off the water to the entire house ! Called and spoke with Raul who got my address and showed up within the hour. Very professional and understood what needed to be done to get me back on track. I would totally recommend Raul for any of your plumbing needs. Top Notch!! read more

I put a pic stating my valve on my shower was broken and needs to be fixed. I guess the lady that responds didn't read it so sent a messy ack stating 300. The scheduled a time which the showed up on time but the cost would be 1500. read more

AMAZING SERVICE. Had to call on a weekend due to an emergency but Victor was here within 30 minutes and fixed the problem in less than an hour. He even did a great job explaining the problem, how it happened, and how we can prevent it in the future. Will definitely be back if anymore work is required! read more

I called Gladiator after calling my normal plumber. My normal plumber had closed shop and moved out of state but said he 100% recommended Gladiator. I called their office number and with three rings i was connected to someone in the office. I let them know that i was having an issue with some plumbing and the plumber my "home warranty company" has sent out. (I put home warranty company in quotes for a reason, but that will be a different review). This part is to explain why I called Gladiator: The home warranty plumber had come out after i paid my $75 deductible from the warranty company, but it took 3 days even though i told them i had a leaking pipe. When that plumber got there it took him 45 minutes of standing at staring at the wall and sink in question. I told him that i believed that the faucet handle was leaking in the wall but because it was so rusted i didn't want to risk breaking the pipe so i had called them. That plumber said he would have to talk to his boss. 15 minutes later he informed me that he would have to remove the sink, break out most of the wall and replace a bunch of stuff of which the home warranty would cover $100 worth of labor and nothing else. He estimated it would be between $900-1000 worth of work and would require that the water be shut off for a whole day. Not exactly a great thing when you have a 1 year old at home. After hearing his pricing I told him no thanks, for that kind of money I'll take the risk of breaking the pipe and doing it my self. This part is to explain why i will use Gladiator for the rest of my life: As soon as the home warranty guy had left I called my normal guy who then sent me to Gladiator. Gladiator plumbing answer the phone within three rings. I can't remember who i spoke to in the office but I will say everyone in the office is kind and helpful. I explained what my problem was, I explained what i thought the issue was and i explained what the first plumber had said. The office person took my phone number and said i can have someone up to your house around 4pm today does that work? Now mind you i made this call around 11am, first company takes 3 days, gladiator can be there in hours. I told them that would be awesome. Not 35 minutes after i hung up with the office, my phone rang. I answered it and a gentleman informed me he was with gladiator plumbing and an appointment had canceled. He asked if he could come up immediately. I said yes and he was there in 25 minutes. After looking at the leak and listening to what i thought the problem was, he informed me that he could have the entire thing fixed in just about and hour. He said most of that time would be waiting on another plumber to show up with a specialized tool and a special part. I said sounds great and asked a price. He told me it would be right around $400 and then proceeded to break down the cost for me, the part was relatively cheap, so the labor made up most of the cost, but true to his word he had the leak fixed in an hour. This shows me the old saying is true, "If i can fix something in 30 minutes, it's because I spent years learning the job, you're not paying me for the minutes but for the years of experience" The entire staff at gladiator was beyond helpful and Courteous. I will recommend them to anyone. Since this initial call out, they have returned twice more to do some work and are always prompt and up front about cost. Thank you Gladiator Plumbing for making this new homeowners life a little easier. read more

Very slow to responded. Ignored my request to handle over email, ignored messages for hours in the middle of the workday, then you say they're going to call and don't. read more

Victor came out same day and my toilet was up and running again in less than 15 minutes! Super friendly, awesome customer service and top notch quality work... I'll be using this company for all my plumbing needs and recommending them to my friends and family! Thanks, Victor!!! read more

We had a plumbing emergency today, and went to Yelp and NextDoor to find an emergency plumber..Gladiator came highly recommended. We called late on a Saturday afternoon, and Raul came out within 20 minutes! He was thorough, fixing not only our toilet but two valves that were not working. He was very thorough, and we could not be more pleased! Our go to plumber from now on! read more

Victor's team responded quickly to a sewer lateral back-up and traced it to a uneven pipe nearly 100 feet away from our laundry room, next door in a neighbor's yard. They managed to dig up and repair the pipe all in one day, and left my neighbor's yard in good shape. (Even though it started raining on them in the end!) I would definitely recommend him and his team! read more

Victor and his team have helped us with our plumbing needs for a few years. He is honest, reliable, and very knowledgeable about plumbing. I highly recommend him. read more

I spent 2 hours trying to find a plumber to come out to unclog my toilet. Gladiator came out within 30 minutes of calling them. Sal was great. He troubleshot the issue. He eventually had to pull the toilet out and snake it. That did the trick. He was so nice. I felt bad for him because have a very old toilet(original to the house) and he had to pull it out himself and put it back. he replaced my wax seal. I highly recommend GLADIATOR PLUMBING. They did an excellent job especially Sal. he told me a couple of things that i need to get done down the line. read more

Gladiator Plumbers Great Job! Gladiator Plumber cleared the kitchen clog quickly. Raul the service tech, explained the problem and explained how to prevent more clogs. Our home is about 60 years old so many of the pipes are closed to be clogging. You can prevent more clogging by taking some preventive measures. Gladiator offers a 10% Senior discount and their prices are reasonable. Raul showed up on time, they're local and live in the area, Raul was very pleasant and the work is great. They're very easy to get an appointment. read more

I would like to thank Gladiator Rooter and Plumbing for coming to the rescue of my family in a very challenging situation. The toilet was clogged and my 90 year mother and I had Covid. My sister was the only person in the home that tested negative. After calling several companies and explaining our dilemma, Gladiator Rooter and Plumbing was the only company willing to help. On behalf of my family we would like to thank Gladiator Rooter and Plumbing and Mr. Raul Morales for their willingness to help us in our time of need. I am so grateful to Mr. Morales who agreed to help knowing the situation. In addition, he drove all the way from Walnut Creek! That speaks volumes to me about the company and personnel. Not only did we recieve outstanding service but an outstanding act of kindness. We will turn to Gladiator for any future plumbing needs and recommend this company without hesitation to others. With Gratitude, Paulette Smith and Family read more

We called Gladiator for a second opinion to a sewer backup job that another rooter company completely messed up. Gladiator came out and gave sound advice and made several suggestions on how to proceed; even though the services suggested were not offered by them. They pointed out a few things we hadn't even picked up on and gave us some alternative (and creative) approaches if their first suggestions couldn't be done. We will definitely use Gladiator in the future and it's nice to have them local when needed. Thanks you for being forthright and honest about the reality of our situation; It is very much appreciated! read more

I've used gladiator in the past. They dug a clean out for my house. They gave me a honest quote before working and I'm completely satisfied with their service. read more

The pump in our lift station wasn't activating and we were having problems with sewage. Roto Rooter came out twice and basically didn't know what they were doing. In frustration I turned to Yelp. Gladiator was extremely responsive (came out same day) and fixed the problem quickly. Very professional. read more

We used Gladiator plumbing to replace a broken section of our main. They also installed a two way clean out. The work was done in one day and I was shown where the problem was and how they replaced everything. Victor, Alex and the other crew members were friendly, professional, and hardworking! In addition, their pricing is very fair! Excellent job! read more

Gladiator Rooter & Plumbing - Two-way clean out - Plumbing Near Me - San Leandro, California

I called and was directed to Victor's cell phone since the girl who answered told me he is the owner and I should contact him for the job. I was looking for a quote. Victor made an appointment with me to come out to look at my property, at 9am the next day. No show, then I called him and his voicemail was full and of course can't leave a message. Very unprofessional signs already. So I texted him and asked if he was still coming by as it is now 9:40...he texted back and said he was on his way. At 10:00am no show still, I called him and he answer. He said he was very sorry that he came home late last night blah blah blah and asked to reschedule. Ok, how is this my fault that you went out late last night. So I try to be understanding and made another appointment with him he insisted first thing in the morning he would come by so the appointment is rescheduled again for 8am. It is now 9:08 and yet still no show, call or Text. Mind you this job I am offering for him to bid on is Not a few hundred dollar job. We are talking about Thousands! For him as an owner to show this type of work ethics and not even respecting people's time really reflects how this company operates and its integrity towards their customers. I wouldn't recommend this plumbing company or do business with Victor who is so flakey and unprofessional. read more

I wish i had a postive experiance like most of the reviews. Im not sure if it was because im in san jose either way you should decline a job first, if you intend to make up excuses on how you will charge for mileage. I had them replace the nozzles on two showers they came in with three men when clearly it was a one man job. First, they said they had no invoices so i had no idea what i was being charged for. Second, he said they put the whole new set of valves when i contested this he showed me one box that wasnt even open! The nozzles were a basic brand not Moen or Koehler. They were there for an hour or less and wanted $1200 i gave them less than half of that laughable price range. I would think if you want returning clientele dont scare them away by dumbing up your prices. Pros: polite, fast, courteous Cons: deceptive, petty, unreasonable read more

You have to be careful with these guys. The site says "free estimates," but only if it can done over the phone, it really means they charge $220 to $240 if we have to come to your house and do anything. For example, go into your crawl space under your house (which was my situation for a partial repiping). If you decide to go with them for the job you aren't charged for the "free estimate." None of this is made clear upfront, luckily I had several phone calls with them and all this came out eventually. I don't know if this standard industry practice, (it wasn't for our other estimates) but it should have explained upfront. Of course none of reflects on the quality of their work, since I cancelled the "free estimate" once it all became clear. read more

I had been struggling with a clogged bathroom sink for months with Drano and it appears there was something caught in the trap. Francisco with Gladiator's plumbing came over on the same day that I called and worked tirelessly to unclog the drain in a very difficult working environment with an awkward pedestal sink. He was very knowledgeable and thorough. I would use Gladiator again. read more

I'm pretty pissed off with Gladiator's service. First they cut huge hole into ceiling to find the source of the leak. Not sure why they didn't cut pilot hole and use mirror or camera to see what's going on. Then they charge me $2000 to replace the pipe going from the toilet to the vertical cast-iron pipe (4 hours of work that came out to $500/hour). Then they discovered that did not solve the problem. That the real problem was that the sewer lateral had roots. They could not bore out the roots with the tiny snake and had to quickly leave for another job. Plumber Alejandro suggested that the proper fix was to cut into the exterior wall of our house saw thru the cast iron pipe and reroute it to the sewer laterals outside the house.That didn't seem like a good idea to me. I asked him if one outgoing pipe was bad, with roots, then aren't the other pipes (sink, shower, laundry, etc) also needing attention? But he only wanted to address the one problem at hand. I deciding against using Gladiator any further and got JPC Rooter & Plumbing to fix my plumbing issues instead - and they did a great job of replacing the lateral for about 6 outgoing pipes that were under the concrete walkway, and poured new concrete - all in one day - for a reasonable price. I would definitely not recommend Gladiator to anyone. read more

Gladiator Rooter & Plumbing - Plumber just used this tiny snake to try to unclog toilet exit pipe near sewer lateral. Toilet was still clogged when he gave up - Plumbing Near Me - San Leandro, California

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I called Gladiator Rooter & Plumbing for a quote for install a kitchen faucet and was informed it would be $150.00 a hour. Upon installation of the faucet which only took 45 min., the bill came out to $220.00. When questioned the amount due, it was not negotiable. I inquired a dozen of phone calls to different companies for a quote and the range was from $100 to $200 for this project. If I would have been quoted $220.00 which is the highest quote, I would have never have chosen this company. I would not recommend this company based on business practice and if you do use their services, I would get it in writing. read more

Super shady people and business... would never recommend. They have over inflated prices and incompetent employees

The plumbing in my salon was very bad, clients couldn't use the rest room for about 3months. Different plumber came in no one could get the Job done. My Landlord called victor and he got the Job done. He didn't give up until the Job was done. Thank you victor very nice man good spirit. This is the man to call if you want the job done and done right another satisfied customer if I can give 10 stars I would 5 stars all the way read more

Gladiator Rooter & Plumbing - Plumbing Near Me - San Leandro, California

I went with this company because a neighbor was using them too. I needed repairs to a leaking shower head and dripping faucet in the bathroom sink. One of their plumbers came and fixed the shower (great). He messed around the sink and said he'd have to come back to replace it. The thing is, before he came, the faucet was just dripping into the sink. No real harm other than the accumulated waste of water and some mildew build-up that I had to clean periodically. After he left, there was water dripping from the shut-off valves under the sink, and if I used the faucet, a bunch of water would spray about under the sink. Such a mess. I wouldn't have minded if he had come back within a few days to finish the job. But he never did. I made three appointments for him or another plumber from Gladiator to come and each time they were a no-show. read more

I called at 515p about a backed up sewer. She said she could send someone out soon. I asked what the going after hr rate is. She said $189. I asked for rate during the day. $125. Ok. I can wait till the morn. In the morn,I called to sch appt for the day. She said it's $189 hr. What! U told me it was $125! No it's $189....I reminded her our conversation frm last nite Cricket. Cricket... ok ... I will honor it. Never mind. Pretty shady. I selected another company read more

Bayron and Jeffry were so friendly, efficient, and effective! They fixed our sink leak in no time, I absolutely recommend their service! 10/10 :) read more

I was recommended by his son who also has his own plumbing company. Our house is over 50 years old with old plumbing and we needed to update our plumbing. Victor came and gave us a free estimate. His crew came and completed all the work in the specified time and they were very courteous and pleasant . Highly recommend them for your next plumbing job. read more

I own a small hair salon business in San Leandro. Our water heater went on the blink end of a day. I frantically called gladiator router and plumbing as I have them on speed dial on my phone. They have helped me in the past on speed racer second. Not surprised I got a live person that took my frantic call next thing you know I had a team member from gladiators plumbing walking through my front door less than 15 minutes. A team member Raul quickly assess to my issue that I needed a new water heater. As you know hair salons are super busy pampering people during these time of COVID. 9:30 AM exactly I get a call with an ETA of arrival with replacement of a brand new water heater to be installed all the Friday. By 10:30 AM gladiator team members walk in and get the job done and completed clean and efficient bye 1:30 PM. If you're in a pinch gladiator crew can provide superb customer service quick turnaround on the solution efficient and professional. I have used them multiple times and always have been pleased with every service. Francisco is another team member that has provided amazing services and professional at all times. Thank you gladiator team for your speedy professionalism and getting my small business back up and running and less then 15 hrs! Amazing !!! read more

I just had my water heater replaced by Salvador from Gladiator plumbing. What an amazing job. We have an old house and the water heater is under the heat ducts in a very tight space. He climbed under the insulation wrapped pipes to install the water heater. He replaced the frozen attachment valves. I would recommend him for any plumbing job that you have. read more

I just used Gladiator for probably the sixth time. They are always very efficient and knowledgeable and friendly. I highly recommend them. Prompt and arrived when they said the would. They also will come out on an emergency basis, even at night or on weekends, and do not charge extra. I am glad to have found Gladiator for all of my plumbing needs. read more

Raul came out for an emergency call. My wash out exploded and the line was clogged. He came out immediately and helped clear the area. I am very appreciative and grateful for service on a Sunday. I want to thank everyone who took the time to support my family. Would recommend!!! read more

We had three different problems - two leaks and a old outside faucet. Raul came out and was able to fix them all. One required a new kitchen faucet since he determined the leak was in the faucet hardware itself. The price was reasonable given he was here about 4 hours. I'd highly recommend Gladiator. read more

The water was backing up in the shower, Call for services at Gladiator, was here within 30 minutes. Routed the main line, and walla.... all clear. definately would call them again if needed. read more

My sink was clogged from all the grease my sister flushed down it from the night before and I spoke to one of their workers Brenda who sent a plumber to fix it right away. 5 star service!! read more

The first week of April, I made appointments for bids on a septic tank to sewer conversion. My septic tank had caved in during heavy rains and the County required I hook up to sewer. They would not allow any repairs or replacement. It was a major project as my house was set back and the street had five lanes. I had an idea of the cost as I'd looked into it two years earlier. Elias made an appointment for Saturday, April 2nd at 11 AM. He called around 10 AM and rescheduled for 4 PM on Tuesday the 5th. He arrived on time, was friendly and knowledgeable. He made markings in the street and said someone would need to check the location of the sewer line and some other items he marked. After that he would send me a proposal. He asked for me to send my email to what appeared to be his personal email. "Gladiator" wasn't in the address. I'm not saying he took my new flashlight but I never saw it again after he left. I never heard from him or Gladiator again. No proposal was ever sent. I eventually emailed or texted him asking why he never sent a bid and if he ended up with my flashlight. I never got a response. I would not recommend Gladiator Plumbing. read more

Gladiator Rooter continues to deliver for me time and time again!!! Victor and his crew have always been amazing and I have lost count how many times they have bailed me out of potentially costly situations. Just like today, my shower sprung a leak and all i could was cut the water off until I get to a hardware store to get the parts for the repair... EXCEPT I am NOT as handy as I thought I was. I changed the gaskets (WRONG ONE) and the leak got worse. I called Victor and he showed up within an hour and SAVED MY ASS AGAIN!!!! I am truly a customer for life and wouldn't even think about calling another plumbing service!!!!! read more

This is my first YELP review ever, I usually don't leave reviews but they were so great I had to give them 5 stars! I spoke with Victor who was willing to come all the way from the East Bay to the North Bay to help with my plumbing issues. He was patient, helpful and answered all my questions. The price he quoted me was very fair and reasonable especially considering he had to travel so far. Victor seemed sincere and honest. I highly recommend them for all your plumbing needs. read more

I desperately needed a reliable plumber to fix a major back up in my sewer line. It was a huge problem with raw sewage backed up on the ground on the side yard of my house. I had gotten three estimates from other plumbers. One showed up over two hours late, was rude, and didn't want to clean the mess on the ground. And the other two were no-show for the appointments made. Unbelievable! Out of desperation, I googled reliable plumbers, Gladiator Plumbing came up on my search. I called on a Sunday, and spoke to Victor. We made an appointment for the next day Monday morning, so he could get the problem fixed before I had to go to work. Victor was on time, very polite, and did a great job. read more