about 10 minutes from our yard
Ten minutes south of our yard. Union City is mostly 1960s through 1980s construction, which puts it squarely in slab-leak and water-heater territory.
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 10 minutes from our yard from Union City, 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 Union City 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.
Union City grew mostly from the 1960s onward, and a large share of its housing is slab-on-grade — built directly on a concrete foundation with the supply lines running underneath. That single construction detail drives most of what we get called for here.
When a supply line under a slab fails, there's no crawlspace to inspect. The symptoms are indirect: a hot spot on the floor, a water bill that jumped for no reason, the sound of water running when everything's off. Finding it without opening the whole floor is the actual skill.
Union City is served by the Alameda County Water District rather than EBMUD — a different utility with different water chemistry and a different permit path than the EBMUD cities to the north.
Permits for water heaters, repipes, and sewer work go through the City of Union City. We file and meet the inspector.
Neighborhoods
On slab homes, a full repipe is often routed overhead through the attic rather than re-trenching the slab — usually less destructive and less expensive than it sounds. We'll walk you through both options with real numbers before you decide.
What we do here
Common questions
Yes — we're about 10 minutes from our yard, and Union City 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 10 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 Union City goes through City of Union City 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.
