James McManus Plumbing and Heating

James McManus Plumbing and Heating works out of 8 Bungalow Rd in West Roxbury, doing residential plumbing and gas work around Boston and its western suburbs. The municipal permit record is the clearest picture of what the business actually does. Between 2007 and 2017 James K. McManus pulled plumbing and gas permits in Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Hyde Park, West Roxbury, Newton, Newtonville, Weston and Hingham, for jobs like water feeds to boilers, backflow preventers, kitchen sinks and dishwashers, gas ranges and dryers, and a first-floor shower stall and toilet. Ten projects are listed on BuildZoom. Customer accounts are scarce. One homeowner wrote in January 2022 that they called James when their boiler would not fire in the middle of winter, and that he kept them posted on when he would arrive and had it running again in about fifteen minutes; they called the service great and professional. Google carries a 4.3-star average from four ratings, and that January 2022 review is the only written account on file. Two things deserve a direct question before you hire. The first is an identity question. In October 2025 a commenter on r/massachusetts recommended "McManus Plumbing" warmly for a bathroom renovation, praising a reasonable quote and an easy working relationship — but they named the principal as Martin and placed him in Walpole, while this business's own record names James and sits in West Roxbury. Those may not be the same plumber, so treat that recommendation as unconfirmed rather than as this company's track record. The second is scope. BuildZoom files this contractor under "Architect" and shows one 2017 Hingham permit to replace nineteen windows, neither of which fits a plumbing and heating business; the architect label in particular is a directory categorisation, not something the business claims. This is a small, permit-active plumbing and heating operation with a long municipal history and a thin published review record. It suits a homeowner who wants a hands-on plumber for boiler, gas and fixture work in Boston and the nearby suburbs, and who is willing to ask for recent references directly. Confirm which McManus you are calling, confirm the licence is current, and get the scope in writing.