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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Floros Plumbing & Heating - Melrose Massachusetts. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$290 – $710
Typical plumbing job around $500
Floros Plumbing & Heating is a one-person Melrose operation built around emergency calls — a dead water heater, a no-heat Saturday morning, a flooded basement. Petros Floros is named specifically across more than fifty Google and Angi reviews, and the recent ones read like the old ones: a water heater dies on a Sunday and gets replaced and hauled away the next day; a no-heat call on a Saturday gets a circulation pump diagnosed and swapped inside an hour. The through-line is speed paired with explanation. Customers going back years describe him diagnosing a problem over the phone before he arrives, texting photos ahead of a visit, and narrating each step as he works — in a 2023 review, one customer said he rebuilt thirteen shutoff valves and installed a kitchen faucet while walking through what he was doing the whole time. Water heaters are the recurring job, and in a 2023 review one longtime customer said Petros had been their plumber for around fifteen years. He's also willing to talk a customer out of paying him. A 2024 review says he advised skipping a garbage disposal repair it didn't need, and a 2025 review says he pointed a customer to a different tradesperson rather than force a plumbing fix. Two things interrupt an otherwise clean run. A 2025 review says a sump pump he installed stopped working six weeks later and a second plumber found it done wrong. And on price, a handful of Angi reviewers pushed back — a 2022 review called a $245 charge for a twenty-minute flex-hose swap "kind expensive," and a 2024 review put itself at about fifty-fifty on whether a $238 half-hour job was an overcharge. Call him for a plumbing emergency or a water heater swap; if it's a small job, it's worth asking about the flat rate up front given those scattered pricing complaints.
Petros was a superstar when we had an emergency with a dead water heater. He replaced and hauled way the next day(a Sunday) and the work was done professionally and at a fair price. Plumbing Hall of Fame!!
I recently had my 75-gallon gas water heater replaced, and the experience was excellent from start to finish. Petros Floros and team were professional, punctual, and clearly knowledgeable. They walked me through the process, answered questions thoroughly, and completed the installation efficiently with minimal disruption. The work was clean, well-organized, and met all expectations for a proper installation, including attention to safety and code requirements. I was most pleased by the use of text messaging and sharing photos of the potential work site. This helped Mr. Floros prepare an accurate price estimate for the work and ensure there would be no problems or delays in installing the hot water heater. Such communication made it convenient and easy for me to arrange the work. The new 75-gallon gas hot water heater is performing exactly as expected, and the entire process—from quote to completion—was handled with transparency and professionalism. I would not hesitate to recommend this company for water heater replacement or similar plumbing work.
Friendly, amazingly knowledgeable and was at my home within an hour of calling him because of a no heat issue early on a Saturday morning. Diagnosed the issue immediately and had the replacement parts in his truck. Heat was back on in less than an hour (circulation pump replacement). Highly recommended.
The service was quick and efficient and the pricing was great.
I hired this company to replace a 75-gallon gas water heater, and the experience was excellent. The team was prompt, professional, and clearly experienced. Pricing was transparent and consistent with the scope of work. I would recommend them without hesitation.
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Old-house expertise5.0
No-upsell honesty5.0
Complex old-house repairs4.4