David Fay plumbing

David Fay is the plumber North Reading homeowners called for the small, exacting jobs — a toilet swap, a seized valve, a sink that had to come out without wrecking the counter around it. In a September 2017 review, a homeowner with an old, rusted sink said he got it off without damaging the surrounding sink or backsplash. Toilets fill much of his written history: six reviewers between 2017 and 2018 described one he replaced or repaired. A November 2018 customer said he swapped the wax ring, cleaned up the mess and put in a riser at no extra charge. In an October 2018 review, a customer whose condo had a cast-iron flange rather than a plastic one said he recommended a different wax ring than the one packed with the toilet they had bought. A July 2018 reviewer wrote that he caught a defective toilet himself, after installing it and testing it, when it leaked. The manner shows up as often as the plumbing. An October 2017 customer said he emailed to set up the faucet replacement, came when he said he would, and had it swapped efficiently. A November 2017 customer whose new toilet was missing parts had to drive back to the store, and said he waited for them without complaint. In a September 2020 review, a homeowner described a very tight space under a sink and said he never complained about it and had the right tools for it. One account runs the other way. A January 2018 two-star reviewer said he installed a garbage disposal and left quickly without inspecting the drain line, and that they called him about 20 minutes after he had gone. Those written accounts run from 2017 to 2020, and on Angi and HomeAdvisor the average sits at 4.9 across 64 ratings. For one fixture at a time — a toilet, a faucet, a disposal, a valve nobody else wants to touch — this is the kind of one-man shop those customers describe. When you call, confirm he still works your town and that his plumbing licence and insurance are current, and, with that 2018 account in mind, ask him to run the drain and check for leaks with you before he packs up.