The Boston Plumber

The Boston Plumber is a one-plumber operation — Ryan Hilke, according to his own site, working the trade since 2008 — and the reviews describe him doing everything from a five-minute faucet fix to full gut-renovation plumbing. His Massachusetts plumber license is active, and the Better Business Bureau gives the business an A (it is not BBB-accredited). The specifics repeat a pattern: fast response — a callback within an hour, same-day arrival — and work that holds up on bigger jobs. One review describes him replacing the entire cast-iron main stack and re-piping a two-family's kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry rooms. Others describe full kitchen renovations — a filler-faucet water line run entirely inside finished walls, a pot filler and farmhouse sinks, a bathroom rebuilt around a rain shower and double vanity — and a full gut renovation where he coordinated with other trades and the work passed inspection. A 2024 review describes him correctly diagnosing a tenant's hot water problem after other plumbers had misdiagnosed it as electrical. There's no negative review in the record — all 16 on file, across six sources, are five stars, including the two posted in the last six months. That's a small sample for a business this size, so treat the consistency as a good early sign rather than a long track record. For a renovation-scale plumbing job — a kitchen or bathroom rebuild, a full repipe, or anything that needs to pass inspection and coordinate with other contractors — the reviews describe someone who does that kind of work regularly and well. For a smaller repair, the record suggests the same responsiveness applies.