about 15 minutes from our yard
Fremont is the biggest city we cover and the most varied — Mission San Jose's older homes and Ardenwood's newer tract need completely different work.
Friendly Services is a family-run, employee-owned plumbing company working out of the same yard on West A Street in Hayward for twenty years. We're about 15 minutes from our yard from Fremont, which is why we can usually be there the same day rather than three days out.
In that time we've built up over 100 reviews across Google, Yelp and Angi — most of them from people in Fremont and the cities around it. We're licensed, bonded and insured under CSLB #1156315, and our workmanship carries a five-year warranty, which is four years longer than most shops offer.
What that means for you day to day: someone answers the phone at any hour, the estimate and the trip are free, and you get the price in writing before anyone touches anything.
Fremont was assembled from five towns in 1956 and grew steadily for decades after, so the housing runs from genuinely old to nearly new. Niles and Mission San Jose hold the oldest stock, with original galvanized and clay laterals. Centerville, Irvington and Warm Springs are largely 1960s and 1970s. Ardenwood and the newer developments are 1980s onward, mostly copper or PEX.
What that means practically: there's no single Fremont answer. A 1962 Irvington ranch on a slab and a 1994 Ardenwood two-story have almost nothing in common under the floor.
Fremont is served by the Alameda County Water District, which blends local groundwater with imported supply. Water hardness here is moderate — enough that water heaters benefit from periodic flushing.
Fremont permits water heater replacement, repiping, and sewer work through the City. We pull it and handle inspection.
Neighborhoods
Because Fremont's districts differ so much, we ask which district you're in before quoting anything over the phone. It's the fastest way to know whether we're likely looking at a repair, a slab leak trace, or a full repipe.
What we do here
Common questions
Yes — we're about 15 minutes from our yard, and Fremont is part of our regular working area, not an outer edge we occasionally reach.
Often same day. We're based at 773 W A Street in Hayward, about 15 minutes from our yard, and we're open 24 hours a day.
No. Estimates are free and there's no trip fee, including when we come out and can't get access.
Yes. Work that requires a permit in Fremont goes through City of Fremont Building Division, and we file it and meet the inspector.
Our workmanship is warrantied for five years. Parts and fixtures carry the manufacturer's warranty, and we handle those claims for you. Drain clearing is the one exclusion, since roots grow back.
Nearby
We cover all of Alameda and Contra Costa counties. If your city isn't listed, call and ask.
Let's get it fixed
Free estimates, no trip fee, and someone answers the phone at any hour.
