Three lines of work
Repair it. Install it. Build it.
From a dripping valve to the plumbing in a new house, this is the work Three Sons Plumbing does across Simpsonville, Greenville and the Upstate of South Carolina.
Repairs & emergencies
The leak, the clog, the toilet that will not stop running. Found, fixed and tested.
Water heaters & installations
Tank and tankless water heaters, fixtures, disposals, water treatment, sump pumps and gas lines, set up to last.
New construction, commercial & upkeep
Plumbing for new homes and businesses, and the inspections and maintenance that keep a system out of trouble.
What makes us different
“Where customer service meets plumbing!”
The Three Sons Plumbing motto
Plenty of plumbers can solder a joint. Fewer return the call, show up when they said they would, give the price before they start and leave the house clean. Three Sons Plumbing was founded in 2024 to do both halves of the job properly.
Family-owned and operated
The name on the company is a family’s name, and that changes how the work gets done. A job is not finished until it is something we would be glad to put that name on.
Licensed and insured
Plumbing in South Carolina is licensed work. Three Sons Plumbing is licensed and insured, and accredited by the Better Business Bureau with an A rating.
Pride in the workmanship
“We take pride in customer service and quality workmanship!” is how the company puts it. Customers put it their own way: upfront pricing, expert work, no surprises.
From the job
Hot water, set up the way it should be.
These are two Three Sons Plumbing installations: a gas tank water heater with a thermal expansion tank and new copper connections, and a wall-hung tankless unit with its gas supply and venting.
The details are the point. An expansion tank protects the heater and the fixtures on a closed system. A tankless unit needs the right gas line and the right vent. Done properly, nobody thinks about the water heater again for years.
“Expert work, professional demeanor, no surprises.” Vikas S., Yelp, after a water heater installation
Water heater servicesWord for word
Dependable. Upfront. No surprises.
5.0 stars on Yelp and 100% recommended on Facebook. These reviews are quoted exactly as customers posted them on Yelp.
“Highly recommend this company! Dependable and reasonable! Project came in below estimate which is a big plus.”
“Installed water heater. … Straight forward process and pricing. Expert work, professional demeanor, no surprises. I will definitely call 3 sons for future plumbing needs.”
“Quick response, very reasonable/upfront pricing, friendly and professional! Great value.”
Local knowledge
Red clay, gray pipe and the odd hard freeze.
Plumbing in the Upstate has its own habits. Knowing them is half of fixing them.
Red clay
Piedmont clay holds water and drains slowly. It keeps crawl spaces damp, makes septic drain fields work hard and turns a small yard leak into a soggy mystery.
Gray pipe
Subdivisions built from the late 1970s into the mid 1990s were often plumbed in polybutylene. It fails from the inside, usually at the fittings, and usually without warning.
Hard freezes
Upstate winters are mild until they are not. At Christmas 2022 the temperature fell into the single digits, and pipes in crawl spaces, garages and outside walls split all over the region.
How a job goes
Three steps. No surprises.
Call (864) 640-1244 or send a request online and tell us what is going on.
(864) 640-1244You call, we listen
Tell us what is leaking, backing up or not working, and where you are. You get a straight answer about when we can be there.
The price comes first
We find the cause, explain it in plain words and give you the price before any work begins.
Done right, left clean
The repair is tested, the work area is cleaned up, and you are shown what was done.
Service area
Simpsonville and the Upstate.
Three Sons Plumbing is based in Simpsonville and works across the Upstate of South Carolina, from the Golden Strip through Greenville and out to Spartanburg, Easley and Anderson.
Full service areaStraight answers
Plumbing questions, answered.
Where is the main water shut-off in a Simpsonville or Greenville home?
Most Upstate homes have a main shut-off valve where the water line enters the house: just inside the crawl-space door in a crawl-space home, or on a garage or utility-closet wall near the water heater in a slab home. There is also a valve at the water meter, in a box in the ground near the street.
How do I know if my house has polybutylene pipes?
Polybutylene is a flexible plastic pipe, usually gray, about half an inch to an inch across, stamped with the code PB2110. Look where pipes are exposed: at the water heater, under sinks, at the toilet supply stubs and in the crawl space.
How long does a water heater last?
A tank water heater typically lasts about 8 to 12 years, and a tankless unit can last around 20 years with regular maintenance. The year it was made is coded into the serial number on the rating label.
Is the water in Simpsonville and Greenville hard or soft?
It is soft. Greenville Water, which supplies Simpsonville, Mauldin and much of Greenville County, draws from protected mountain reservoirs (Table Rock and North Saluda) and from Lake Keowee. That surface water is naturally very low in the minerals that cause hardness.
Do pipes really freeze in the Upstate of South Carolina?
Yes. Winters here are mild on average, but the Upstate gets hard freezes most years, and pipes in unheated spaces are at real risk once the temperature drops to around 20°F or below. At Christmas 2022 the region fell into the single digits and pipes burst across the Upstate.