Calhoun Plumbing

Several years ago these guys did a wonderful job replacing my water heater. Couple years later, they did well in fixing a kitchen drain leak. In July 2025, I called and scheduled to have a toilet and exterior spigot replaced. Then they no showed and no attempt to follow up with me. When I called to reschedule they talked me up apologized and said the truck broke down. After a 2nd attempt to schedule, still no show, no call. Not sure why, but was very disappointed that my go to Plumber has lost my business. I guess they don't need the work or are too dishonest to inform callers they don't perform certain jobs. Either way, it was a waste of time & effort and so sad to see a local family business being run by incompetent liars.

Last year Calhoun plumbing was paid by the seller of a home that I purchased to repair damage from a copper thief that included inside and damage outside where the thief tried to shutoff the water main. It was a nightmare trying to get them to finish the job that the seller already paid them in full to do. Excuse after excuse as days turned into weeks and then into months. I Just called them to get a quote for another job and Calhoun Plumbing wanted $8600 to do the same job that everyone else would do for about $5200. No way I will ever use this company again.

We had a break in our water line 4 years ago and Calhoun fixed it. We recently had another break and called Calhoun. They told us that the city only lets you fix a water line once and we needed to replace our whole water line. They gave us a quote of $7600. The city came out a few days later and said there are no rules about how many times you can fix a water line and we can fix it as many times as we want without replacing it. A water line fix is significantly cheaper than replacing the whole line. Calhoun is not the trustworthy company I thought they were.

I woke up this morning only to find I had no hot water. When I went to check the water heater, I saw water coming out of the top and into the pan beneath - the tank had ruptured. I immediately called Calhoun Plumbing and asked for a new water heater to be installed. They were able to get me on their schedule during the afternoon hours. The technicians showed up early and got straight to work. They were careful bringing the tools and new tank into the basement area. They drained the old tank, disconnected it, transferred over the piping connections, then tested to make sure the new water heater was running properly. This time I got an expansion tank, which I should have had with the previous heater. Within half a day, I had a brand new, highly functional water heater thanks to the Calhoun team. The crew was courteous, efficient, and left my home just as clean as when they arrived. I’d recommend them to anyone needing plumbing assistance - absolutely outstanding service.

Would highly recommend this company, arrived right on time and fixed my garbage disposal a leaking pipe and the toilet all at a reasonable price, explained everything, they even fixed my loose cabinet door. i will definitely use them anytime I need a plumber

Over the last 3 years, I have contracted Calhoun Plumbing for faucet replacement, water heater installation and leaking pipe repair in my two homes. Here are 3 surprises: 1 - hefty upcharge on parts price, 2 - poor or incomplete quality, and 3 - lack of responses. 1. Parts Upcharge. I have to agree with another customer's review of Calhoun's hefty upcharge on parts price. An $8.78 SharkBite at Lowe's became $34.77 on Calhoun's invoice. Two pieces of clip tie became $5.00 on Calhoun's invoice. When I called Max, the service rep, no one ever called back. You be the judge. Is this sort of Upcharge reasonable? Is it fair for a Plumber to bill you for the "time" they had to travel to a hardware store to get parts that they don't have in their truck? 2A. Poor & Incomplete Faucet repair - you be the judge if this faucet work is acceptable. I bought a new faucet to replace an old one. Calhoun's service man decided to repair the old one instead. But after he left, I discovered the faucet became leaking and inoperable. If you look at the attached photos, you will see the faucet is completely out of alignment. 2B - Poor Quality - you be the judge if a water heater is supposed to set up like a Leaning Tower of Pisa. If you look at the photos, you will see the water heater is not straight up aligned to the wall or the furnace. This new water heater was installed over 2 years ago. But when Mike (another Calhoun Service man) and Max came to repair a leaking pipe, Mike, without knowing the water heater was installed by Calhoun, he immediately pointed it out that how wrong the water heater was installed and the water heater indeed was pulling the pipe away. Max told me that he would report the incident when he returned to the office and I would expect a call from Calhoun to discuss how to fix their poor installation and incomplete faucet work. I have not yet received any call.

My favorite plumber in Columbus. They're prompt (and often try to service you earlier than scheduled which is awesome). Reasonable pricing, knowledgeable, and all their plumbers are cool friendly people, the type you'd love to kick back on the porch and have a beer with. They're literally a stone's throw from my house so I've used them often and have had excellent service every time. Highly recommend.