91/100CR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 193 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 193 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Best Plumbers in Cole Harbour, NS (2026)
80 plumbers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
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Best overall in Cole Harbour: LMB Plumbing and Heating Inc., CR Score 91/100; 4.9★ from 193 Google reviews; open 24/7.
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Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Halifax, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 80.
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Most-reviewed: Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Halifax, 1,038 Google reviews at 4.7★, the most of 80 ranked; ranked #2.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
80 Cole Harbour plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from 8 published factors. 27 are open 24/7, 34 open Saturdays and 31 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 80 rated businesses.
Top 10 plumbers in Cole Harbour at a glance
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMB Plumbing and Heating Inc. | 91 | 4.9★ (193) | Dartmouth, 11 km away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Halifax | 91 | 4.7★ (1,038) | Halifax, 24 km away | 24/7 | Emergencies, Most reviews |
| 3 | AMACS plumbing and heating | 89 | 5.0★ (31) | Cole Harbour | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Gopher Plumbing & Hydronic Heating Inc. | 89 | 4.9★ (45) | Dartmouth, 4 km away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Halifax Plumbing and Heating | 89 | 4.7★ (121) | Dartmouth, 11 km away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Big Rig Excavation & Contracting | 89 | 4.9★ (32) | Cole Harbour | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Picture Perfect Contracting Ltd - Dartmouth | 88 | 4.7★ (48) | Dartmouth, 4 km away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Joe's Plumbing, Heating, & Air Conditioning Ltd. | 87 | 4.9★ (261) | Halifax, 15 km away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Gunners Plumbing and Heating | 87 | 5.0★ (17) | Dartmouth, 4 km away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Blackburn Bennett Plumbing & Heating Inc | 86 | 4.2★ (106) | Dartmouth, 5 km away | 24/7 | — |
The 80 best plumbers in Cole Harbour, 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 Halifax, 24 km away
91/100CR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 1,038 Google reviews, the most Google reviews on this list (1,038).
- 4.7★ from 1,038 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 1617 Sackville Dr, Middle Sackville, NS B4E 3A8
Based in Cole Harbour
89/100CR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 31 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 31 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Dartmouth, 4 km away
89/100CR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 45 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 45 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 51 Weyburn Rd, Dartmouth, NS B2W 1R7
Based in Dartmouth, 11 km away
89/100CR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.7★ from 121 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.7★ from 121 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 24 Simmonds Dr #4, Burnside, NS B3B 1R3
Based in Cole Harbour
89/100CR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 32 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 32 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 312 Notting Hill Rd, Mineville, NS B2Z 0A7
Based in Dartmouth, 4 km away
88/100CR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.7★ from 48 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.7★ from 48 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 644 Portland St #3, Dartmouth, NS B2W 6C4
Based in Halifax, 15 km away
87/100CR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 261 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 261 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 10 Lovett Lake Ct, Halifax, NS B3S 1B8
Based in Dartmouth, 4 km away
87/100CR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 25 Codroy Ave, Dartmouth, NS B2W 3R3
Based in Dartmouth, 5 km away
86/100CR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.2★ from 106 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.2★ from 106 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- PO Box 28086 Rpo Tacoma, Dartmouth, NS B2W 3E6
Based in Halifax, 40 km away
85/100CR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 104 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 104 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 7480 Nova Scotia Trunk 14, Nine Mile River, NS B2S 2T8
Based in Halifax, 29 km away
85/100CR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 172 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
- 5.0★ from 172 Google reviews
- Hours
- Mon–Sun 7:30 AM–5 PM
- Address
- 2409 Beaver Bank Rd, Beaver Bank, NS B4G 1E4
Based in Halifax, 32 km away
85/100CR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 59 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.9★ from 59 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 87 Summit Crescent, Tantallon, NS B3Z 1N1
Based in Halifax, 11 km away
85/100CR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Halifax, 7 km away
84/100CR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.6★ from 9 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.6★ from 9 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Cole Harbour
84/100CR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and availability: 3.6★ from 5 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 3.6★ from 5 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Dartmouth, 10 km away
84/100CR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.0★ from 22 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 4.0★ from 22 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 3 Scarfe Ct, Dartmouth, NS B3B 1W4
Based in Halifax, 11 km away
83/100CR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 3317 Prescott St, Halifax, NS B3M 4Y2
Based in Lower Sackville, 22 km away
82/100CR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 102 Sunnyvale Crescent, Lower Sackville, NS B4E 1C1
Based in Halifax, 29 km away
82/100CR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 18 Brandon Dr, Shad Bay, NS B3T 2B5
Based in Halifax, 9 km away
82/100CR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and availability: 3.0★ from 4 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 3.0★ from 4 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
- Address
- 5254 Kent St #2, Halifax, NS B3H 1P6
Based in Halifax, 11 km away
81/100CR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
#23 GRIG PLUMBING
Based in Dartmouth, 2 km away
81/100CR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
- 5.0★ from 21 Google reviews
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 8 AM–8 PM · Sat 8 AM–6:30 PM · Sun closed
- Address
- 45 Willowdale Dr, Dartmouth, NS B2V 1B9
Based in Halifax, 16 km away
81/100CR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and availability: 3.4★ from 5 Google reviews, open 24/7.
- 3.4★ from 5 Google reviews
- Open 24/7
- Hours
- Open 24 hours, 7 days
Based in Cole Harbour
81/100CR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 90 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
- 5.0★ from 90 Google reviews
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 8 AM–4 PM · Sat–Sun closed
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 80 ranked plumbers here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Cole Harbour
20 more plumbers within 40 km that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor Plumbing & Heating | 3.0★ (4) | 25 km |
| Arrow Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (1) | 16 km |
| Bremner's Plumbing & Heating Ltd. | 4.1★ (88) | 16 km |
| Carvery's Plumbing & Heating | 11 km | |
| City Wide Mechanical Inc | In Cole Harbour | |
| Clark and Hines Inc. | 5.0★ (1) | 10 km |
| Colby & Forest Hills Plumbing & Heating Ltd | 5.0★ (1) | 2 km |
| DCN Plumbing & Construction | 1 km | |
| Eastern Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (1) | 10 km |
| Fred M Dunphy Excavating and Construction Ltd | 4.5★ (2) | 5 km |
| Green Gasfitting | 4.5★ (30) | 20 km |
| Halifax Plumbing Experts | 5.0★ (2) | 9 km |
| Integrated Commissioning and Certification | 5 km | |
| Intown Plumbing Company | 5.0★ (1) | 11 km |
| J B's Plumbing & Heating | 3.0★ (2) | 24 km |
| Keir The Handy Man | In Cole Harbour | |
| MacDonald C C Limited | 4.0★ (1) | 16 km |
| Novel Plumbing | 5.0★ (1) | In Cole Harbour |
| Parker Plumbing & Heating Ltd | 4.0★ (50) | 10 km |
| Uniplex Plumbing & Renovation Ltd. | 9 km |
How much do plumbers cost in Cole Harbour?
US national ranges converted to CAD, not adjusted for Cole Harbour. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water heater replacement | CA$1,240 | CA$1,890 | CA$2,570 | Per unit, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range converted at 1.4054 CAD per USD (Bank of Canada, October 20, 2026) | October 2026 |
How we ranked Cole Harbour plumbers
We scored 80 Cole Harbour 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 Cole Harbour 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 Cole Harbour: frequently asked questions
Who is the best plumber in Cole Harbour?
By CR Score, the highest-ranked plumber in Cole Harbour, NS is LMB Plumbing and Heating Inc. with a CR Score of 91/100. It has 4.9★ from 193 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Halifax (#2) and AMACS plumbing and heating (#3) follow. We ranked 80 plumbers on 8 factors, last updated October 22, 2026.
How many plumbers are there in Cole Harbour?
ContractorsRanked ranks 80 plumbers serving Cole Harbour, NS. 11 of them are based in Cole Harbour; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 40 km are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of October 2026.
Which plumbers in Cole Harbour are open 24/7?
27 ranked plumbers in Cole Harbour post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are LMB Plumbing and Heating Inc. (#1), Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Halifax (#2) and AMACS plumbing and heating (#3). Hours come from each business's Google listing as of October 2026, so call to confirm.
Which plumbers in Cole Harbour work on weekends?
34 of 80 ranked plumbers post Saturday hours and 31 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are LMB Plumbing and Heating Inc. (#1), Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Halifax (#2) and AMACS plumbing and heating (#3). Posted hours are office hours; crews may book weekend jobs separately.
How much does water heater replacement cost in Cole Harbour?
Water heater replacement typically costs CA$1,240 to CA$2,570, with CA$1,890 typical (Per unit, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range converted at 1.4054 CAD per USD (Bank of Canada, October 20, 2026)). This is a national range, not adjusted for Cole Harbour. Prices were last checked October 2026. Get at least two written quotes before you hire.
What Google rating do Cole Harbour plumbers have?
The median Google rating among 80 rated plumbers in Cole Harbour is 4.8★, with a median of 21 reviews. Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Halifax has the most, 1,038 reviews, and ranks #2. 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.
Do plumbers outside Cole Harbour count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 40 km of the Cole Harbour city centre, our service radius for plumbers. Each listing shows where the business is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the CR Score, so a nearby business gets a small edge.
Update log for Cole Harbour
- October 2026: CR Scores recalculated for 80 plumbers serving Cole Harbour.
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