Lemontree Plumbing

Lemontree Plumbing handles plumbing work out of Berkeley for homes and businesses across the East Bay. Ramon runs the jobs and the crew covers drain and sewer service, water fixture repair, gas line work, water repipe, hydronic radiant heating, and water heater service. They stay licensed and insured under California license 1116849 and keep a 24/7 live answer line with no phone trees plus upfront pricing on every call. The service area reaches Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Kensington, North Oakland, Alameda, Emeryville, El Sobrante, Pinole, and Orinda.

Customers call Ramon for water heater swaps that include new copper piping lined up straight and pushed back for better access. He clears clogged drains and storm lines that back up after rain, fixes leaky wall faucets on short notice, and sorts shower valves that run only scalding hot. Other jobs include full house repipes with new shut-off valves and earthquake valves, toilet repairs with parts already on the truck, laundry sink installs laid out on paper first, sump pump replacements, and faucet swaps. Reviewers note he spots extra problems during the main fix and leaves the place clean.

Ramon books appointments the same day or within hours for urgent calls and shows up on time. He talks straight about the work, time needed, cost, and any possible complications before starting. Customers get photos of before and after details plus final paperwork emailed the same day. Pricing comes in reasonable with no surprises, and he often adds tips on maintenance to avoid repeat issues. The crew works across the listed East Bay towns and keeps the same direct communication style on every job.

Google shows a 5 from 31 reviews with repeat notes on quick arrival, clear explanations, and solid results on both small repairs and bigger upgrades. DIRT Score 4.5 from 31 reviews on Finds.

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“Lemon Tree Plumbing did an excellent job installing our new water heater and replacing old piping with copper. Their work was efficient and professional. It was also a beautiful installation, with piping lined up parallel to walls, water heater pushed back more conveniently, etc. Thank you Ramon.”

“Ramon and Lemon Tree are amazing. After I called I got an appointment really soon. He already had parts on hand and he fixed my toilet quickly and put in another part at a great price. Super professional and friendly, I’d recommended him to anyone.”

“We had an unexpected issue (leaky wall faucets) when trying to get a new washing machine installed, and Ramon was able to come within a few hours to fix it. I appreciated being able to speak directly to him when I called, versus a dispatch service. He was up front and honest about the work required, how long it would take, cost, and possible (if unlikely) complications. All went smoothly. On his way out he kindly gave us some tips on other (unrelated) plumbing stuff to pay attention to / start saving for. As much as we wish the washer issue didn't happen in the first place, we're grateful that it ended up connecting us with Ramon!”

“We had issues with our shower only spouting extremely hot water. Given that it was our only real functioning shower and we have a newborn, it was a huge issue. Ramon was able to come out that day to diagnose the issue (transparency: there was a surcharge for emergency services but for us it was well worth it). Once he presented us with options, we were in touch the next day to confirm the route we wanted to go with and Ramon came bright and early the day after to begin the work. He was extremely thorough and not only completed the repair, but found another issue and fixed that as well. He patiently tested the shower temperature and explained everything he had done. He was truly awesome. His pricing was fair and he saved us from an even more expensive potential repair. We highly recommend L”

“It was a pleasure to deal with Ramon and his LemonTree Plumbing team for our comprehensive project of a complete plumbing upgrade of an old house. He was responsive, punctual, reasonably priced and hard working. Ramon communicated with us at every step of the large project and sent photos of the "then" and "now" details. He installed new copper pipes and new valves, as well as the water shut-off system required for the home insurance company (and sent them the certificate). As well, Ramon installed an earthquake shut off device. When he was finished with the project, he promptly emailed us the final paperwork along with a set of photographs of the work done. We recommend him wholeheartedly and with confidence for any plumbing projects.”

“Ramon just finished cleaning out our driveway drain & storm drain pipe, which had backed up in the last round of rain. He was quick, thorough & gave me some great advice about how to prevent this & some other plumbing related maintenance. I highly recomnend him & Lemon Tree Plumbing!”

“Had a broken faucet and need toilets installed. Ramon and crew were able to squeeze me in to replace the faucet and schedule additional work quickly. Thanks!!!”

“Very happy with Ramon's work. He showed up promptly when we had a clogged drain, quickly fixed the problem and spent time explaining how I should maintain the drain to avoid such problems in the future. Definitely recommend him.”

“Ramon installed a laundry sink in our garage, we love his attention to detail, he measures everything first, layout what the design, even draw it down on a piece of paper to explain what it is going to look like and made sure all the parts he purchased is high quality, installed in one shot and everything was perfect, we love his work, fair pricing and will highly recommend him!”

“Ramon has done amazing jobs of replacing my water heater, sump pump, kitchen faucets, and kitchen plumbing. He responded very promptly as all of the jobs were done within the same day upon my requests. Also very happy with the qualities and prices. Would highly recommend his work.”