Foukas Plumbing & Heating

Foukas Plumbing & Heating is a trusted, family-owned plumbing and heating company serving Greater Boston and the North Shore of Massachusetts. With over 40 years of industry experience, the company provides reliable residential and commercial plumbing, heating, and gas services tailored to the needs of homeowners and businesses.

Massachusetts requires a licensed plumber and a plumbing permit for water-heater swaps, repiping, drain and sewer work, and rough-ins; gas work requires a separately licensed gas fitter and a gas permit. In Winthrop these go through the town's Building Department and plumbing/gas inspector, with an inspection before walls or floors are closed. In Winthrop's attached and multi-family homes, plumbers often coordinate shutoffs and access with neighbors, and any street-side service-line work also involves the water department and the DPW for the road opening.

Winthrop sits in the Boston metro market, so labor runs near the top of the state — below downtown Boston but above the South Shore. A tank water heater typically runs $1,900–$3,300 installed; a heat-pump water heater $2,800–$4,500 before the Mass Save rebate; tankless gas $4,000–$6,800 with venting. Whole-house repiping of an old two- or three-family commonly lands $9,000–$20,000, and replacing a lead or galvanized service line from the street adds several thousand more for excavation. Tight access and cast-iron stacks push costs up.

Massachusetts requires a written contract and a Home Improvement Contractor registration for most residential plumbing work; ask for the registration number and check it before paying a deposit.

More on permits, costs, rebates and common questions, plus every other plumbing contractor serving the town, on the Plumbing in Winthrop page.