91/100CR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 160 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 160 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Best Plumbers in Clayton, NC (2026)
357 plumbers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
- 1
Best overall in Clayton: Bennie Bittle Plumbing, Inc., CR Score 91/100; 5.0★ from 160 Google reviews; open 24/7.
- 2
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Adam and Company Plumbing, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 357.
- 40
Most-reviewed: Michael & Son Services, 13,263 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 357 ranked; ranked #40.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
357 Clayton plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from 8 published factors. 109 are open 24/7, 197 open Saturdays and 152 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 357 rated businesses.
Top 10 plumbers in Clayton at a glance
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bennie Bittle Plumbing, Inc. | 91 | 5.0★ (160) | Clayton | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Adam and Company Plumbing | 90 | 4.8★ (246) | Clayton | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Rest Assured Plumbing | 90 | 5.0★ (90) | Clayton | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Certified Plumbing | 89 | 4.9★ (184) | Garner, 6 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Rooter & Sons Plumbing | 88 | 4.9★ (720) | Fuquay-Varina, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Faircloth Plumbing, LLC | 88 | 5.0★ (35) | Clayton | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Zoom Drain Smithfield | 88 | 4.8★ (753) | Smithfield, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | ARC Plumbing | 88 | 5.0★ (297) | Fuquay-Varina, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | E.R. WELL & Plumbing Services | 88 | 4.9★ (91) | Clayton | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Modern Plumbing and Backflow | 88 | 4.6★ (1,682) | Raleigh, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
The 357 best plumbers in Clayton, ranked
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from 8 published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Based in Clayton
90/100CR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 246 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.8★ from 246 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Clayton
90/100CR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 90 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 90 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Garner, 6 mi away
89/100CR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 184 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 184 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 4212 Hicks Rd, Garner, NC 27529
Based in Fuquay-Varina, 15 mi away
88/100CR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 720 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 720 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 3205 N Main St, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Based in Clayton
88/100CR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 35 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 35 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Smithfield, 13 mi away
88/100CR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 753 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.8★ from 753 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 3262 S Brightleaf Blvd, Smithfield, NC 27577
#8 ARC Plumbing
Based in Fuquay-Varina, 15 mi away
88/100CR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 297 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 297 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 2406 Waco Commercial Ct, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Based in Clayton
88/100CR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 91 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 91 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Raleigh, 12 mi away
88/100CR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.6★ from 1,682 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.6★ from 1,682 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 313 Sherwee Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603
Based in Cary, 20 mi away
87/100CR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 1,853 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.8★ from 1,853 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 744 E Chatham St Ste I, Cary, NC 27511
Based in Garner, 8 mi away
87/100CR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 837 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 837 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 2000 Citation Dr Ste 100, Garner, NC 27529
Based in Clayton
87/100CR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 133 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
- 5.0★ from 133 Google reviews
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 5 AM–7 PM · Sat 7 AM–2 PM · Sun 7 AM–1 PM
- Address
- 5012 Mandarin Loop, Clayton, NC 27520
#14 U.S. Plumbing
Based in Clayton
87/100CR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 117 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
- 5.0★ from 117 Google reviews
- Hours
- Mon–Sun 8 AM–6 PM
- Address
- 476 Shotwell Rd #102, Clayton, NC 27520
Based in Raleigh, 24 mi away
87/100CR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 2,873 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.8★ from 2,873 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 8820 Midway West Rd, Raleigh, NC 27617
Based in Apex, 6 mi away
87/100CR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 53 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 53 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
#17 Zoom Drain
Based in Raleigh, 17 mi away
87/100CR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 200 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 200 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 510 Pylon Dr, Raleigh, NC 27606
Based in Raleigh, 14 mi away
87/100CR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,744 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
- 4.9★ from 1,744 Google reviews
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 5 AM–7 PM · Sat 7 AM–2 PM · Sun 7 AM–1 PM
- Address
- 235 New Bern Pl #301, Raleigh, NC 27601
#19 Quick Drain
Based in Fuquay-Varina, 14 mi away
87/100CR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 117 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 117 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Raleigh, 18 mi away
86/100CR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 250 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 250 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 3209 Wellington Ct Ste 107, Raleigh, NC 27615
Based in Apex, 18 mi away
86/100CR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.7★ from 765 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.7★ from 765 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Raleigh, 11 mi away
86/100CR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.7★ from 165 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.7★ from 165 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 805 Sunnybrook Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610
Based in Raleigh, 12 mi away
86/100CR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 8,170 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 8,170 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 7 Rupert Rd, Raleigh, NC 27603
Based in Apex, 7 mi away
86/100CR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 27 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 27 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Apex, 18 mi away
86/100CR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 128 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 128 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Plumbers ranked #26 to #50
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 357 ranked plumbers here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Clayton
20 more plumbers within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Able Plumbing Contractor Inc | In Clayton | |
| Alliance Plumbing Inc | 5.0★ (2) | In Clayton |
| Brian's Plumbing, LLC | 4.3★ (69) | 10 mi |
| Carolina Comfort Air - Raleigh Area | HVAC Company | 4.8★ (2,926) | In Clayton |
| Clayton Plumbing Giant | 5.0★ (1) | In Clayton |
| Cub's Plumbing | 5.0★ (27) | 8 mi |
| Do-Right Plumbing | 4.0★ (2) | 7 mi |
| Handyman on Purpose, LLC | 4.8★ (56) | In Clayton |
| Hinton's Landscaping & Grading LLC | In Clayton | |
| HomePro Services | 5.0★ (2) | 7 mi |
| Jones Plumbing | In Clayton | |
| MAC PASS | 3.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Optimal Plumbing Solutions, Inc. | 4.9★ (1,156) | 21 mi |
| Parks Plumbing | 1.0★ (2) | In Clayton |
| Plumber Pros of Clayton NC | 5.0★ (2) | In Clayton |
| Scarboro Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Stephenson Plumbing Inc | In Clayton | |
| TCR Rooter & Plumbing LLC | 4.7★ (112) | 16 mi |
| Virgil Plumbing Services Knightdale NC | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| Your Service Professional | 3.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
How much do plumbers cost in Clayton?
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Clayton. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water heater replacement | $882 | $1,348 | $1,826 | Per unit, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
How to check a plumber's license in North Carolina
In North Carolina, North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors licenses Plumbing work: water supply, drain, waste and vent piping and fixtures.
- Check that the status is active and the name matches the contract or truck.
- Ask for proof of insurance before work starts.
No chip usually means we have not matched a state record yet. Check the lookup yourself before you hire.
Guide checked October 2026. How we verify licenses
How we ranked Clayton plumbers
We scored 357 Clayton plumbers on 8 factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. Unknown factors are left out of the score, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Clayton data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 35% | Bayesian-adjusted Google star rating | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license 0.6, bond 0.2, workers’ comp 0.2 | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | log10(reviews + 1) against the list maximum | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 10% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | Google main category 1.0, business name 0.7, additional category 0.5 | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | 1.0 when based in the city, falling to 0 at the trade’s radius | Measured |
| Completeness | 5% | Website, photos, description, hours, claimed profile (0.2 each) | Measured |
Plumbers in Clayton: frequently asked questions
Who is the best plumber in Clayton?
By CR Score, the highest-ranked plumber in Clayton, NC is Bennie Bittle Plumbing, Inc. with a CR Score of 91/100. It has 5.0★ from 160 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. Adam and Company Plumbing (#2) and Rest Assured Plumbing (#3) follow. We ranked 357 plumbers on 8 factors, last updated October 22, 2026.
How many plumbers are there in Clayton?
ContractorsRanked ranks 357 plumbers serving Clayton, NC. 9 of them are based in Clayton; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 25 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of October 2026.
Which plumbers in Clayton are open 24/7?
109 ranked plumbers in Clayton post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Bennie Bittle Plumbing, Inc. (#1), Adam and Company Plumbing (#2) and Rest Assured Plumbing (#3). Hours come from each business's Google listing as of October 2026, so call to confirm.
Which plumbers in Clayton work on weekends?
197 of 357 ranked plumbers post Saturday hours and 152 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Bennie Bittle Plumbing, Inc. (#1), Adam and Company Plumbing (#2) and Rest Assured Plumbing (#3). Posted hours are office hours; crews may book weekend jobs separately.
How do I check a plumber's license in North Carolina?
In North Carolina, North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating and Fire Sprinkler Contractors handles licensing and covers Plumbing work: water supply, drain, waste and vent piping and fixtures.
How much does water heater replacement cost in Clayton?
Water heater replacement typically costs $882 to $1,826, with $1,348 typical (Per unit, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range). This is a national range, not adjusted for Clayton. Prices were last checked October 2026. Get at least two written quotes before you hire.
What Google rating do Clayton plumbers have?
The median Google rating among 357 rated plumbers in Clayton is 4.9★, with a median of 28 reviews. Michael & Son Services has the most, 13,263 reviews, and ranks #40. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does ContractorsRanked rank plumbers?
Each plumber gets a 0–100 CR Score from 8 published factors, led by reputation (35%), credentials (15%), review volume (10%) and recency (10%). Factors we cannot measure are left out, not scored as zero. Only businesses with a confirmed trade and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Update log for Clayton
- October 2026: CR Scores recalculated for 357 plumbers serving Clayton.
- October 2026: 3 duplicate listings merged.
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