Michael E Allen Plumbing Co

Michael E Allen Plumbing has run out of Somerville since Michael Allen founded it in 1991, and what keeps surfacing across its record is trust more than volume. A dental office says it has leaned on him for time-sensitive plumbing emergencies, and in a 2025 review one customer described a leaky toilet tank problem and the fix they'd already attempted — Allen told them what they'd done was right and skipped billing them for a call that would have taken only a few minutes. The company's Massachusetts plumbing license is active, and its Better Business Bureau profile shows an A+ grade with 24 years in business, though it isn't BBB-accredited. Google shows 4.1 stars across 17 ratings, and the written reviews on file — spanning 2022 to 2025 — describe a consistent shape: prompt arrivals and dependable follow-through. In a 2024 review, one customer said they were happy to pay his price for a plumber they could rely on. Allen says the company handles residential and commercial plumbing and heating work — drain clearing, heating installation and repair, and 24/7 emergency service — across Somerville, Boston, Cambridge, Arlington, Belmont and Winchester. It's a small, owner-run shop with a long history and a narrow but positive record behind it — worth a call for routine plumbing and heating work or an off-hours emergency.