Hegarty Plumbing

Hegarty Plumbing has built up a 4.7-star average on Google across 44 ratings and carries an A+ grade from the Better Business Bureau — the kind of numbers that come from years of steady work rather than a lucky quarter. The company is based at 390 Granite St in Quincy and says it was founded in 1998 by Gerard Hegarty, who still runs it; it covers plumbing, heating, and air conditioning work across Quincy and out toward Milton, Dorchester, South Boston, Brookline, Newton, and Boston itself. The most recent reviews tell a consistent story about what people actually call them for. In May, one customer had two aging boilers and their oil tanks pulled out and replaced with new Burnham units — one gas-fired steam boiler, one combi-boiler — and singled out Gerry Hegarty as knowledgeable and responsive, with the install crew's gas-line work and cleanup called out specifically. In April, another homeowner had central air plus two mini-split systems put in and described the job as handled professionally and with attention to detail from start to finish. A February review mentions an emergency where a crew was sent out and the problem addressed quickly, and another customer that same month noted having used the company for close to 25 years across several houses. None of the five reviews posted since January have been negative. That pattern isn't new. The company's BuildZoom score of 108 puts it above 95% of the roughly 139,000 contractors tracked in Massachusetts, and outside write-ups going back years describe the same mix of everyday plumbing work — leak detection, drain installation, shower installs — alongside the heating and cooling jobs. Two things worth asking about before booking: Hegarty has never pursued BBB Accreditation despite the A+ grade, which isn't unusual for a shop this size but is worth knowing going in. There's also a real discrepancy in how long it's been operating — its own site points to a 1998 founding, or 28 years, while its BBB profile lists just 15 years in business. Worth clarifying directly rather than assuming either number. For a Quincy-area homeowner who needs a plumber that also handles the HVAC side of a project — a boiler swap, a mini-split install, central air — Hegarty is the kind of company recent customers describe getting to quickly. Confirm the current Massachusetts license and get a written estimate before work starts, as with any contractor.