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166 Graham Ave, San Jose, CA, 95110
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The Great American plumbing Companies, INC

The Great American Plumbing Co, Inc dba $15 Dollar Sewer & Drain Service is the largest locally owned plumbing company in San Jose. With over 36 years experienced as a California Licensed Plumbing Contractor we provide drain cleaning of all sizes from 2" shower drains, 4"sewerlines, High Powered Mini Jetters for stubborn greasy lines, Truck Mounted Jetter and Large Hydroflushing Truck Mounted System to begin. As well as all Plumbing large and small, Water heater replacements, Pipe Bursting Technology , Sewer Line Replacements, Video recorded color Camera Inspections w/usb provided to customer, Gas Lines, and Much More! And rest assured we provide actual over the phone company set pricing, before your technician arrives at the door so there is no price haggling or guessing games! Just bottom line prices from the start.

We offer COVID-19 safe appointments with the most minimal contact with the technician for the safety of everyone! and our technicians are working hard to meet all COVID-19 requirements as well as our company wide implemented safety protocol!

From BuildZoom: The Great American plumbing Companies, INC, 166 Graham Ave, San Jose, CA holds a Plumbing license according to the California license board.

Their BuildZoom score of 107 ranks in the top 6% of 336,931 California licensed contractors.

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Address: 166 Graham Ave, San Jose, CA 95110

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Quality

107
94th percentile
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The Great American plumbing Companies, INC has a BuildZoom score of 107, which places them above 94% of 336,931 contractors in California.

Activity

1 project
2026
2 projects
2025
9 projects
2024
11 projects
2023
Our building permit records indicate that The Great American plumbing Companies, INC has worked on at least 23.0 projects over the past 3 years.

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Experience

22 projects
Plumbing projects
10 projects
Sewer laterals
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that The Great American plumbing Companies, INC mostly works on plumbing project and sewer lateral projects.

Pricing

4 projects
$5k-$20k
Value Not Public: 18.0 projects
The typical size of their permits is approximately $11,500. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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The Great American plumbing Companies, INC Reviews
5 out of 5 stars, based on 1 review

  • By Robert C.
    February 19, 2021

    I highly recommend Great American Plumbing!!!! I woke up all my toilets and showers backing up, I called and got an appointment within the next 2 hours, plumber was at my door within 45 minutes, he cleared the mainline, of course it was roots in the line due to the big tree in our front yard. They also provided me with a quote to replace the line, pricing was significantly lower than a competitors price for the same exact work, I will definitely be recommending this company to all my friends and family!!

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Building Permits by The Great American plumbing Companies, INC

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Regular building permit
2025-08-12
Sewer line replacement approx. 50 lf including property line cleanout and building cleanout; face of curb distance = 10 feet to property line
Valuation:
$11,500
Permit #:
BLD25-02684
Status:
issued
Fee:
$347
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Minor permit
2023-04-27
Misc. mep-sewer install property line clean out and replace sewer line
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
DEV23-1132
Status:
final
Fee:
$170
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Application request
2023-04-26
Misc. mep-sewer install property line clean out and replace sewer line
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
AR23-0859
Status:
applied
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Electrical plumbing & mechanical - plumbing
2023-12-29
Upper lateral sewer replacement up to 50 feet - property line clean from house to main - no work on right of way
Valuation:
$9,850
Permit #:
MEP-2023-290769
Status:
expired
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Regular building permit
2022-04-11
Property line cleanout installation; sewer line replacement. foc 10
Valuation:
$8,250
Permit #:
BLD22-64901
Status:
final
Fee:
$317
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Install new on-site property line cleanout and backflow preventer
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
DEV24-2457
Status:
issued
Fee:
$228
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential - sewer line
2022-11-16
Replace sewer line building and property line cleanout
Valuation:
$12,700
Permit #:
P22-233
Status:
issued
Fee:
$123
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Dwellings
Online pre-aplication
2022-11-07
Replace sewer line building and property line cleanout
Valuation:
$12,700
Permit #:
PRE22-01290
Status:
filed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Project - building permit
2019-08-26
Unit #1 and unit #3: update (e) tank water heater up to code in unit #1 located in interior closet. remove and replace (e) water heater in unit #3 located in interior closet
Valuation:
$4,609
Permit #:
19000-02092
Status:
final
Fee:
$296
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Minor permit
2023-07-06
New city c/o and property line c/o and replacement of 20ft of existing sewer line
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
DEV23-1866
Status:
final
Fee:
$170
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Regular building permit
2023-01-04
Property line cleanout- foc 10ft
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2021-60844
Status:
final
Fee:
$224
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Regular building permit
2020-08-11
Plumbing- r/r main sewer line in front ohouse install foundation & property cleanouts. foc is 7.5 to pl
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2020-58941
Status:
final
Fee:
$310
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Regular building permit
2022-11-30
Water service -copper repipe foc 9.5 ft
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2021-60854
Status:
final
Fee:
$224
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Amato residence: sewer replacement
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
E-EN13-0177
Status:
final
Fee:
$155
Permit Type:
Private improvement
Building Type:
N/A
Cresta residence: install building & property line clean out
Valuation:
$10,000
Permit #:
B-PL20-0080
Status:
final
Fee:
$356
Permit Type:
plumbing
Building Type:
N/A
Omega restaurant: property line cleanout sewer line repair
Valuation:
$18,000
Permit #:
B-PL23-0174
Status:
expired
Fee:
$476
Permit Type:
plumbing
Building Type:
N/A
Install new property line cleanout to existing sewer hookup
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2023-01787
Status:
expired
Fee:
$239
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Regular building permit
2021-11-08
Water service from the meter to the building
Valuation:
$5,450
Permit #:
BLD21-63449
Status:
final
Fee:
$317
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Project - building permit
2018-06-26
Residential: sewer replacement of 30 feet from house to property line cleanout. street work permit under 18str-000147
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
18000-01719
Status:
final
Fee:
$231
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Construction permit
2024-09-03
Install property sewer line cleanout
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
DEV24-2326
Status:
canceled
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A