Details
Price: $$
Water heater repair from $200; Leak repair from $50
Response: Same day
Est. 1988
family-owned
Address
1754 Bay Rd
Miami, FL
Review Summary
Empire Plumbing is the shop Miami Beach renovation projects call after another contractor makes a mess — Al's team solves dimensional problems others declare impossible and catches the safety issues rivals leave behind. Not the cheapest option, but reviewers consistently say the quality earns the price.
Pros
- Al and the team solved dimensional and rough-in problems that other plumbers called impossible — critical capability for Miami Beach's older, often pre-code remodel stock
- Caught a tester ball left in a line by a prior contractor that would have caused a serious downstream failure — proactive inspection catches what others miss
- Luis and Rodrigo are described as very clean workers; job sites are left spotless regardless of how involved the repair
- Carlos and Isley handled a condo repair professionally, earning specific recognition from both the homeowner and spouse
- Salvaged existing high-end fixture components rather than billing for full replacement kits — saved a client significant money on a complex renovation recovery
Cons
- Miami Beach base means pricing may run slightly higher than inland competitors — reviewers acknowledge this but uniformly say the quality justifies it
- The 4.6 rating, while still strong, suggests the occasional rough experience; the gap below 4.8-plus competitors is worth noting
Our Review
Empire Plumbing's best-known review is also its most revealing: a homeowner who'd been through a plumbing nightmare with a high-end contractor called Al as a last resort, and Empire turned the entire project around. The specifics matter here. The prior contractor had left rough-in placements off-spec and fixture kits scrambled. Empire didn't just complete the job — they worked within the dimensional constraints left behind, found creative solutions for dimensions other plumbers had deemed unfixable, and caught a tester ball left in the line that would have caused a serious problem during commissioning. That's a different level of diagnostic and problem-solving capability.
The Miami Beach location shapes what Empire encounters every day. The Beach's housing stock is dense with older buildings, complicated by decades of unlicensed remodel work, mismatched fixture specs, and pipes that predate modern pressure standards. A plumber who can navigate that environment — adapting to what's actually there rather than what should be there — is genuinely valuable in this market. Al's team demonstrates that flexibility repeatedly in the reviews.
Luis, Rodrigo, Carlos, and Isley all earn individual recognition for cleanliness and professionalism. On the Beach especially, where residents live in close quarters and job-site courtesy matters, that attention to leaving a clean workspace reflects well on the operation. The team doesn't treat the cleanup as optional.
The honest tradeoff: Empire quotes at prices that reviewers acknowledge are not the lowest, and the 4.6 rating sits below several competitors on this list. But every reviewer who flags the cost also says the outcome was worth it. For complex repairs, failed-contractor recovery work, or any job in Miami Beach's older building inventory, Empire Plumbing is a warranted call.
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