Colantuno & Son Plumbing

Colantuno & Son Plumbing runs out of Centre Street in Boston, and its reviews keep landing on the same kind of call: the water heater that quit overnight, the pipe that burst, the boiler that won't fire. The name on nearly every account is Nick — customers going back to 2009 describe working with "Nick and his dad," which tracks with the "& Son" in the name. This year's reviews are specific about what that looks like in practice. One homeowner called about a dead water heater and got it replaced the same visit, with Nick registering the new unit's warranty himself and fixing a section of old, rusted piping next to it at no extra charge. Another, this spring, credited him with explaining the job clearly and pricing it fairly; a January review describes his crew diagnosing a problem, quoting it, fixing it, and leaving the place clean, all in one visit. None of the handful of reviews from the last six months have anything negative to say, and Google puts the overall average at 4.8 from 15 ratings. That's consistent with a longer run: reviews and directory listings span 2009 to now across five different sources, including a Boston Chamber of Commerce membership, and describe years of repeat customers calling back for both emergencies and smaller upgrades. A Boston permit search turns up dozens of plumbing permits filed under the family name since 2017 — real, inspected work, not side jobs, though a number of those permits are still listed open. The one dinged review is on Angi, where a customer otherwise happy with a boiler installation knocked a star for leftover debris after the job. And the count backing that 4.8 average is still fairly small — 15 Google ratings, two on Angi — so it's a strong pattern more than a huge sample. For an emergency plumbing call or a water heater on its way out, this reads as an established option in the neighborhood; it's worth confirming upfront whether haul-away and cleanup are part of the quote.