A&K Plumbing and Heating, Inc

A&K Plumbing and Heating has been working out of Swampscott since 1982, and 399 permitted projects sit against its name on BuildZoom — a working history far longer than anything written about it. What is written is short and pulls in two directions. The one review, posted to BuildZoom in August 2017, is a five-star line: "Very good. I liked them." Against it sits an undated complaint on a plumbing directory faulting the company's prices and saying the repair did not hold. Two accounts, years apart, disagreeing — which is why the rating here stays cautious rather than following the stars. The licence picture needs checking before anything else. BuildZoom lists a Massachusetts plumbing business licence, #1770, carrying a May 2026 expiry, and a plumber licence, #10071, that its own record shows expiring in May 2024. Neither was confirmed against the state registry here, so both are the directory's claims. The BBB lists the company at 721 Humphrey St with a single employee and Mark Alessandro as president, while the address carried elsewhere is 64 Shirley Ave — worth clarifying when you call. For a long-running, permit-heavy shop, the practical move is simple: ask for the current plumbing licence number and its status, and get the price in writing before anyone starts.