MJ Digby Plumbing & Heating Inc.

When another plumber did not want a job in October 2025, they told the homeowner to call Matt Digby; in April 2026 a contractor sent someone his way too. That is the shape of MJ Digby Plumbing & Heating — a three-person shop in Reading, run by Matt Digby, that picks up the awkward jobs and the small ones. A May 2026 customer put it plainly: he takes care of the smaller jobs many other plumbers don't want. Its Massachusetts plumbing licence, #3543-PL-C, is active, and the BBB grades the business A+, while noting on the same page that it is not accredited with them. The range in the work is wide. In March 2026 he took on a forced hot water system that had stopped heating some radiators and the underfloor radiant heat, and worked through several problems at once. In April 2026 a homeowner texted about a clog, got an immediate answer, and had a sump pump motor quoted, collected and installed the same day. A January 2025 emergency at a rental — shower hot water lasting only a few minutes — came down to the boiler coil and the mixing valve. In December 2022, an office with no heat had him on site inside an hour, where the culprit was a blown fuse. A third of the reviews mention how fast he gets back to people. One May 2026 customer wrote in capital letters about the simple fact that he answers the phone; a March 2026 reviewer said he will talk a problem through by phone before driving out. Two others count long histories with him: ten years as of May 2026, and eight years plus two renovation projects as of June 2023, with a neighbour at twelve. Two things to sort out before you book. It may not be Matt at the door: an April 2023 customer noted he did not come to that job, which covered two toilets, a section of cast iron waste stack, shutoff valves and a bidet attachment with the old toilets hauled away, and other reviewers name Sean and his crew. And the company reaches past plumbing: the site describes design/build construction, and a July 2025 customer had him act as general contractor on a full master bathroom remodel, coordinating trades, permits and timelines. For everyday plumbing and hot-water heating around Reading, small jobs included, this is an easy call. Ask who is scheduled for your visit, and if you want a bathroom rebuilt rather than repaired, say so up front — that is a project he runs, not a service call.