hodgson phd

Hodgson PHD's name is a bit of wordplay: on its website, the Tewksbury company describes itself as a local, family-owned plumbing, heating, and drain cleaning business — PHD standing for exactly those three services. Its Massachusetts plumbing license, held by Brad Robert Hodgson, is active on the state registry, and the company says it offers 24/7 emergency service. What repeats across nearly thirty reviews spanning Google, Thumbtack, and Angi is the same name and the same complaint-free record: Brad, doing the work himself, pricing jobs upfront before he arrives. One recent reviewer said he quoted a flat fee for a kitchen faucet replacement before coming in, calling it reasonable compared to other plumbers. Another recent review called the quote straightforward, unlike most plumbers the customer had dealt with before. In the six months before today alone, the company picked up 18 new reviews, with none negative. The jobs described are the everyday plumbing calls: a corroded pipe feeding a tankless water heater, a broken toilet, a clogged drain, a garbage disposal, and a whole-house water filter installation. In a January 2026 review, a customer described Brad coming the next day for a pinhole leak in a copper pipe behind a wall. In a February 2026 review, another described him showing up on a Sunday morning to diagnose a stuck washing-machine valve. On Angi, the company also lists heating work — high-efficiency and steam boilers, and tankless water heater installation — alongside its core plumbing services. Angi lists Hodgson PHD as accredited.