Residential Plumbing
For Your Home
Leaks, clogs, water heaters, toilets, faucets, gas lines and repipes. We treat your house like it's our own family's.
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Trusted Local Plumber in Malibu, CA
Family owned. You talk to Sergio, you get the price before we start, and we clean up before we leave.
- Locally OwnedOwned by Sergio, not a big chain
- Family OperatedSergio and his family run it
- Upfront PricingYou see the price before work starts
- Residential & CommercialHomes first, plus shops and rentals
Water heater went cold this morning? Toilet won't stop running? Drain backing up again? You need a plumber in Malibu, CA who shows up, tells you the truth, and gives you the price before touching a thing. That's what we do.
I'm Sergio. Malibu Plumbing Pros is my family's company. We're new, we're local, and we take the jobs other plumbers walk away from. Homes come first. We also help shops, restaurants, property managers and vacation rentals.
Core Plumbing Services in Malibu
From a dripping faucet to a full repipe, here's what we fix. Every job starts the same way: I look, I tell you what's wrong, and you get the price before any work starts.
Why Choose Malibu Plumbing Pros
Straight answers, an upfront price and the owner on the job. That is the whole deal.
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You talk to Sergio
No call center. You call, you get me. I'm the one who looks at the job and the one who answers for it.
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Price before work
You get the price up front, before any work starts. If something changes once a wall is open, we talk first. You decide.
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Clean, respectful work
Drop cloths go down. Shoes stay clean. When we leave, the mess leaves with us. It's your home, not a job site.
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Sergio's Done-Right Guarantee
If it isn't right, we come back and make it right. That's the promise, plain and simple.
How It Works
Three steps from your call to a fixed pipe.
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Call or text
Call (310) 359-0140 and tell me what's going on. A photo of the leak or the part helps a lot.
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I look and give you a price
I find the real problem, explain it in plain words, and give you the price before any work starts.
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We fix it and clean up
We do the work, test it with you, and clean up. If it isn't right, we come back and make it right.
Serving Residential & Commercial Clients
Homes, vacation rentals, shops and restaurants from the Palisades to the county line.
Commercial Plumbing
For Your Business
Shops, restaurants, property managers and vacation rentals. Tell me your timeline and I'll tell you honestly if we can meet it.
Request Commercial QuoteWhat a plumber in Malibu, CA has to know
Plumbing here isn't like plumbing in the middle of LA. A few things change how we work, and any plumber in Malibu who skips them will be back to fix the same thing twice.
Most of Malibu runs on septic
The City of Malibu says onsite wastewater systems (what most people call septic) handle the majority of the city's wastewater (City OWTS manual). Every septic system in the city needs a City operating permit. A regular home system's permit lasts 5 years, an advanced system's lasts 3, and commercial ones last 2 (City FAQ). So when your drain backs up, we first check if it's the pipe in the house or the line out to the tank. Pumping and the City's septic inspections are done by practitioners registered with the City. If that's what you need, I'll tell you and point you to their list.
Hard water from District 29
Malibu's water comes from LA County Waterworks District 29, which serves Malibu and Topanga (LA County Public Works). Its 2025 water quality report lists hardness from the Weymouth plant at an average of 234 ppm, and the USGS calls anything over 180 very hard. That's the white crust on your faucets and the scale that kills water heaters early.
Salt air and hillside homes
Ocean air eats exposed metal. On a lot of beach homes we find corroded hose bibs, rusty valves and green fittings years before you'd see that inland. Up on the hills it's different problems: long drain lines to the tank, steep runs, and water pressure that needs a regulator.
Fire rebuilds
Malibu is still rebuilding. The City's Woolsey Fire rebuild tracker lists 365 single-family homes, with 231 finished so far. Then the January 2025 Palisades Fire burned beachfront homes in Malibu too (overview). A rebuild means new water lines, new drains and new gas lines, all done to code.
Water heaters must be strapped
California law says every water heater has to be braced, anchored or strapped against earthquakes, and a seller has to certify it in writing when a home is sold (Health and Safety Code 19211). Any heater we put in gets strapped.
Plumbing Services in Malibu and the Westside Coast
We're based around Malibu and cover the canyons and the coast next door.
Your Family-Run Plumber in Malibu, CA
Tired of plumbers who don't call back, or hand you a bill way bigger than they said?
I answer my own phone, I give you the price before work starts, and if it isn't right I come back and make it right.
- You talk to SergioThe owner answers, quotes and shows up.
- Price before work startsYou say yes before we pick up a wrench.
- Done-Right GuaranteeIf it isn't right, we come back and make it right.
How do you price a job?
I look at the problem first, then give you the price before any work starts. You say yes or no. If I open a wall and find something new, I stop and tell you before doing more. No surprise bill at the end. That's the deal on every job.
Do you work on homes with septic?
Yes, pretty much every week. Most of Malibu is on septic, so we fix the drains in the house and the line out to the tank. Pumping and City septic inspections are done by City-registered practitioners. If that's what you need, I'll tell you and point you to the City's list.
Does my water heater need earthquake straps?
Yes. California Health and Safety Code 19211 says every water heater must be braced, anchored or strapped. If yours isn't, it's a quick fix. Any water heater we install gets strapped, and I'll check your old one when I'm there.
Why does my water leave white spots?
Malibu's water is hard. District 29's 2025 report shows an average of 234 ppm from one of its supply plants, and USGS calls over 180 very hard. A softener or filter can help. I'll tell you honestly if it's worth it for your house or if a simple cleaning will do.
Do you work on businesses too?
Yes. Homes come first, but we also help shops, restaurants, property managers and vacation rentals. Clogged kitchen drains, running toilets, water heaters, leaks. Call and tell me what's going on and when you need it done.