A leaky faucet can be annoying, but a bad diagnosis can be expensive. We’re joined by Kevin Barci from Barci Plumbing and Heating, a small family-owned plumbing and heating company, to talk through what actually matters when you hire a plumber: clear options, correct work, and a price that fits your budget without cutting corners.

Kevin shares what his team handles across residential service and light commercial jobs, including plumbing repair, heating repair, water heater installs, boiler replacement, gas line work, sewer solutions, and even larger projects like kitchen and bathroom remodeling and underground gas lines for pools. If you’ve ever searched “plumber near me” and felt overwhelmed by competing quotes, his point lands hard: you can bring ten plumbers into the same house and hear ten different ways to fix the same problem. Knowing how to ask the right questions helps you spot the difference between a quick patch and a durable, code-compliant solution.

We also get Kevin’s story as a third-generation tradesman who pursued both trade school and a business degree, and how that mix shapes the way he runs jobs and treats customers. He closes with the simplest promise that’s often the hardest to find in home services: you’re not just a number, and the goal is to get it done right the first time and stand by the work afterward.

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