Pro Services is a licensed plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and septic contractor serving Birmingham, Alabama and the surrounding Jefferson County area, family-owned and working in this region since 1987. We handle repairs, replacements, installations and maintenance for homes and commercial buildings, and take emergency calls around the clock.
Birmingham is an old city with old pipes in the ground, and the ground itself moves here in ways it does not in most of Alabama. That combination is what most of our work here comes down to. Schedule service in Birmingham whenever you are ready.
A Full Service Plumber in Birmingham, AL
Plumbing in Birmingham is mostly a question of age. The median Birmingham home was built in 1965, and roughly four in five were built before 1980, according to Census American Community Survey estimates. That means galvanized steel supply lines, cast iron drains, and fittings that have been in the ground for decades.
Our plumbing work in Birmingham covers the full lifespan of a system:
- Leak detection: electronic and acoustic leak location before anything gets opened up, slab leaks included
- Drain and sewer work: camera inspection, cleaning and sewer repair for the recurring backups old cast iron produces
- Water heaters: repair, replacement and tankless conversion, commercial units included
- Water service lines: main water line repair and replacement where corrosion is costing you pressure
- Fixtures, repipes and gas: whole home repiping and gas line service
- Emergency plumbing: 24/7 response for burst lines and backups
HVAC Services in Birmingham: Cooling That Runs Half the Year
A Birmingham cooling season is long enough that sizing and airflow matter more than brand. The Birmingham airport station records about 65 days a year at or above 90 degrees and roughly 2,177 cooling degree days against 2,533 heating degree days in the 1991 to 2020 normals.
- AC repair and emergency AC repair when cooling fails in July
- AC replacement and installation, sized by load rather than by what was there
- Heating repair and heating installation for gas furnaces, heat pumps and electric systems
- AC maintenance and our maintenance plan for coil and refrigerant checks
- Duct and airflow correction, thermostat replacement
- Commercial HVAC for offices, retail and light industrial
Electrical Services in Birmingham, AL
Electrical work in a 1965 house is rarely just the fixture you called about. Panels sized for a 1960s load, original branch circuits and decades of added-on work are the normal starting condition here, so we check the service and panel before adding to it.
- Panel repair, replacement and service upgrades
- Outlet, switch and device work, including grounding corrections
- Lighting installation and repair, indoors and out
- Standby generators, sized for the circuits you actually need
- Emergency electrical service for burning smells, dead panels and breaker trips
- Commercial electrical work for Birmingham businesses
Septic Services Around Birmingham and Jefferson County
Not every property in the Birmingham area is on the county sewer system. Where a home or business is on an onsite system, we handle it end to end: septic tank pumping on a maintenance interval rather than after a backup, inspections including inspections for a sale, new tank installation, field line repair, and grease trap service.
Why Birmingham’s Limestone Bedrock Puts Stress on Buried Water and Sewer Lines
Birmingham sits in the Valley and Ridge, where a deep layer of plastic clay residuum lies on soluble carbonate bedrock. Residuum is the soft, clay-rich material left behind as limestone and dolomite slowly dissolve, and here it can run from a few feet to fifty feet thick.
That layer is not stable the way ordinary subsoil is. According to the US Geological Survey’s study of sinkhole development in the eastern United States, cavities form in unconsolidated deposits such as residual clay when the deposits migrate or are eroded downward into openings in the top of bedrock, and collapse follows when the roof of that cavity gives way. Residual clay, the study notes, can become a mud slurry when saturated.
For buried pipe that is a slow shear load, not one dramatic event. The USGS record for Birmingham is specific: sinkhole damage to sewers here affected nearby streams in 1963, and collapses occurred under Interstate 59 and beneath a railroad in 1972. It also runs the other direction, which is the part homeowners miss. A leaking water or sewer line saturates the residuum around it and accelerates the very void that will later drop the pipe. In Birmingham, a small unfound leak is a structural problem, not only a water bill problem.
So we locate before we dig. We pressure test to establish whether a loss is on the supply or drain side, camera the line to find offset joints and bellies rather than guessing at a dig location, and watch for the symptoms that point at ground movement instead of simple wear: an unexplained lush spot in the yard, a sudden pressure drop, a drain that backs up only after heavy rain. Where a line has moved, we repair with joints that tolerate further movement, because in this ground there will be some.
Why Customers Call Us Again
Commercial work gets judged on whether it interrupts the business, not only on whether the part gets changed. Michael Wells had a water heater replaced at his office, and what he singled out was the technician’s conduct on site.
“We had a hot water heater replaced at our office. Brody was the technician, he was very professional and did a very good job for us.”
Commercial water heater work is scheduled around the operating day where we can, and the technician who does the install explains what was done. Read Michael’s review on Google.
Leak work in older Birmingham housing usually turns up more than one leak, because the fittings all aged together. Eryck Eysvogel had leaks in two separate places, handled in one visit.
“Chris did an awesome job repairing leaks in our shower and underneath the kitchen sink. He even ran out to get a part he needed for the repair. He finished the work quickly and was very professional and friendly. Highly recommend!”
Two leaks in two rooms is normal in a house of this age, and we would rather leave with both fixed than book a second trip. Read Eryck’s review on Google.
Licensed, Local and Working in Birmingham Since 1987
Pro Services has been a family-owned contractor in this region since 1987, licensed and insured, with master level tradesmen in each trade we practice.
- One contractor, four trades. Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and septic under one dispatch, which matters when a problem crosses them
- Emergency service 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Pricing explained up front, with financing and specials available
- Built for landlords and property managers: coordinated access, documented findings, and commercial capability for larger buildings
Schedule Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical or Septic Service in Birmingham
Pro Services covers Birmingham and Jefferson County for all four trades, residential and commercial, with emergency response around the clock and pricing you approve before work starts. A sewer line that keeps backing up, a compressor that quit in August, a panel that needs replacing: one call reaches a licensed team that has worked in this ground since 1987.
Book service in Birmingham online, or read more about our plumbing, heating and air conditioning and electrical services.
Birmingham, AL FAQ
Do you actually cover all of Birmingham, and how fast can you get here?
Yes. Birmingham is inside our service area, and we work across Jefferson County from our base in McCalla, southwest of the city. Same-day service is available in most cases, and emergency calls are taken 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Tell us the neighborhood and the problem when you book.
What goes wrong most often in Birmingham homes?
Buried supply and drain lines are the most common serious problem, for two reasons that compound each other. The housing stock is old, with a median build year of 1965, so galvanized supply lines and cast iron drains are widespread. Birmingham also sits on clay residuum over soluble carbonate bedrock, and ground movement in that setting puts buried pipe under shear. A recurring drain backup or an unexplained wet spot in the yard is worth investigating early here.
Do you offer emergency and after-hours service in Birmingham?
Yes, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, across all four trades. That covers burst water lines, sewage backups, total loss of cooling in summer heat, no heat in a hard freeze, and electrical emergencies such as a dead panel or repeated breaker trips. If you smell gas, leave the building first and call from outside.
How does pricing work, and do you give estimates?
Pricing is explained before the work begins, so you approve the scope and the number first. For diagnostic work such as leak location or a sewer camera inspection, the finding is shown to you and the repair is quoted separately, so agreeing to a diagnosis does not commit you to a repair. Financing is available for larger jobs like a system replacement or a repipe.
We manage rental property in Birmingham. Can you work with us?
Yes, and it is a large part of what we do here, since more Birmingham households rent than own. We coordinate access with tenants, document what was found and done, and can work across several properties on one schedule. Our commercial team can schedule after hours for apartment buildings and offices.
How do I schedule service in Birmingham?
Book online through our contact form and tell us the address, the trade you need, and whether it is an emergency. You can request a specific window if access has to be coordinated with a tenant. For non-urgent work, we confirm a time and the technician calls ahead. For emergencies, mark it urgent, and we dispatch as soon as a truck is free.
