Fabriclean

Fabriclean is a New Bedford outfit people mostly seem to call for one thing: plumbing, especially the fix-it-now kind. Nine Google reviews average 4.6 stars, and the specifics in them keep landing on the same person — Michael, also called Mike Carvalho — showing up fast and explaining what he's doing as he goes. The two most recent reviews, from June and July 2026, describe a water tank installed the same day it was needed after a week without hot water, with Michael walking the homeowner through every step of the install and showing up exactly when he said he would. An earlier review from January 2024 tells a similar story about a water heater — he came right away and stayed late to make sure the job was finished properly. Reviewers going back to 2023 mention fair prices and clear explanations of scope and timeline before work starts. Not every account is glowing. A review from April 2025 describes three missed appointments in a row, with no technician arriving despite confirmed times, and some friction on the phone trying to pin down a fourth. It's the one clearly negative account on record and worth weighing against the string of same-day, showed-up-as-promised reviews on either side of it. The company's own site says it covers plumbing, electrical, and cleaning work across the South Coast — New Bedford, Fall River, Fairhaven, Acushnet, and a dozen nearby towns — though the electrical and cleaning side isn't backed up by any customer account the way the plumbing work is. Its Angi and HomeAdvisor profiles list 18 years of experience and Spanish-language service, with galleries of nine completed projects, though neither platform has collected any reviews of its own yet. Before booking, it's worth confirming a firm appointment window given the one report of repeated no-shows, and asking directly about electrical or cleaning work if that's what you need, since the plumbing side is what the customer record actually backs up. For a same-day plumbing fix — a dead water heater, a tank that needs replacing — the recent reviews suggest Fabriclean is a reasonable call.