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Company Facts
Boston Standard Company at a Glance
The work
- Best for
- homeowners wanting one licensed crew for plumbing, heating, cooling and electrical
- Primary service
- Plumbing
Where
- Headquarters
- Boston, MA
- Service area
- Boston
- Emergency service
- Yes, 24/7
Money and guarantees
- Free estimates
- Not advertised
- Financing
- Available
Editorial Review
Our Take on Boston Standard Company
A 4.7 average across more than 3,000 reviews is hard to dismiss, and the fact that reviewers keep naming the same technicians across different service calls suggests a genuinely stable crew rather than a rotating cast of subcontractors. Four separate trade licenses under one roof is the real differentiator here, worth a call for anyone whose problem does not sit neatly inside a single trade.
Best for: homeowners wanting one licensed crew for plumbing, heating, cooling and electrical
What We Like
- 4.7 rating from 3,285 Google reviews, read September 18, 2026, an unusually large sample for a company this size
- Four trade licenses under one roof: plumbing, electrical, sheet metal and home improvement
- Reviews repeatedly name the same technicians across separate plumbing, HVAC and electrical jobs
- Service area covers Boston, Cambridge, Brookline, Newton, Waltham and more than 80 other Massachusetts towns
- Carries recognized brands including Rheem, Mitsubishi, Viessmann, Lochinvar and Lennox
Things to Consider
- Warranty terms are not published, so get them in writing before work starts
- No year-founded or leadership information is published on the site
- Operating across four licenses and 80-plus towns means standardized process rather than boutique, single-trade attention
Google Reviews for Boston Standard Company
Customer ratings shown here come from Google. They are separate from our editorial review above.
Google rating
4.7
Based on 3285 Google reviews
Review data updated September 18, 2026
Ranked#3of 10 plumbers in Boston, MAre-checked September 2026
Editorial Ranking
Why Boston Standard Company Made Our Top 10
It holds position 3 in 10 Best Plumbers in Boston, MA.
See the Full Boston RankingResearched by Dana Whitfield · positions cannot be bought
Services Offered
Areas Served
Based in Boston, MA.
iAbout service coverage
Coverage is as the business describes it, cross-checked against where its recent documented work is. A company will often travel beyond the areas listed here for a large job and decline a small one at the same distance, so confirm your address before scheduling.
About Boston Standard Company
Boston Standard Company covers more ground than most names on this list, licensed for plumbing, electrical, sheet metal and home improvement work under one roof, which matters when a job turns out to touch more than one trade. A burst pipe that also needs a breaker checked, or a furnace swap that brings an electrician along for the new thermostat wiring, does not mean calling a second company.
The review volume is the first thing worth noting: 3,285 reviews at a 4.7 average, read on Google on September 18, 2026. That is a large enough sample that a handful of average visits will not move the number much, and the reviews read like real jobs rather than a marketing push, with technicians named directly. Michael is credited with a clean water pipe repair and a tidy HOA paperwork process. Carlos J, Carlos V, Peter and Angel are named together on a two-day installation, with Alex mentioned for the follow-up. John Walsh is singled out for reworking older plumbing in a house with outdated pipework, and Brian, Thomas, Jeff and Leo all turn up across separate AC replacement and electrical jobs. That pattern, the same names recurring across different service calls, points to a stable crew rather than high turnover subcontracting.
Licenses published on the company site include a master license (ML#15216), Home Improvement #199117, Plumbing #4413-C, Electric #8123-A1 and Sheet Metal #8669. The company also lists Best Of Boston and Super Service Award recognition. Equipment brands named include Rheem, Mitsubishi, Viessmann, Lochinvar, Ruud, Weil-McLain and Lennox, which covers both plumbing fixtures and full HVAC installs. Hours are posted as 24 hours every day, and the service area stretches well beyond the city itself, covering Cambridge, Brookline, Newton, Waltham and more than 80 other Massachusetts towns from the Weymouth base on the South Shore.
Who this suits: a homeowner in an older Boston-area house who wants one licensed contractor for a plumbing, heating or electrical problem rather than juggling three different trade companies, and anyone who wants financing options and an instant online quote before committing. Who might look elsewhere: someone specifically wanting a small, single-trade specialist, since a company operating across four licenses and 80-plus towns is set up for volume and standardized process rather than boutique attention.
Before booking, confirm which license applies to your specific job, since the four listed cover different scopes, and ask whether the technician assigned to your job is the one whose name shows up repeatedly in reviews for that kind of work. Warranty terms are not published, so get those in writing, and confirm the Massachusetts license number against the state lookup before any electrical or plumbing work begins, since that check applies to every contractor regardless of review count.
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Credentials
- Master licenseMassachusetts · ML#15216Reported
- Home Improvement Contractor registrationMassachusetts · 199117Reported
- Plumbing licenseMassachusetts · 4413-CReported
- Electrical licenseMassachusetts · 8123-A1Reported
- Sheet metal licenseMassachusetts · 8669Reported
iWhat verified means here
Verified means we checked the credential against the authority that issues it and recorded the date. Reported means the business told us and we could not independently confirm it. We publish both, labelled, rather than dropping what we could not check.
Reputation by Source
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Google
4.7/ 5
3285 customer reviews
TenBestFind
Editorially reviewed
Ranked #3 in Boston plumbers, September 2026
Company Pricing & Estimates
What this company publishes about its own pricing.
- Financing
- Available
- Emergency callout
- Available 24/7
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Boston Standard Company FAQs
Is Boston Standard Company licensed for plumbing and electrical work?
Yes. The company publishes five separate licenses on its own site: a Massachusetts master license (ML#15216), Home Improvement registration (#199117), a plumbing license (#4413-C), an electrical license (#8123-A1) and a sheet metal license (#8669). Confirm the specific license against the Massachusetts state lookup before work begins, since which one applies depends on the job.
Does Boston Standard Company offer emergency service?
The company posts hours as 24 hours a day, every day, for plumbing, heating and cooling work. Reviewers describe same-day response for a burst pipe and a sudden AC failure, which matches that posted availability. Ask what an after-hours call actually costs before agreeing to a dispatch.
What areas does Boston Standard Company serve, and do they offer financing?
The company's own site lists Boston, Cambridge, Brookline, Newton, Waltham and more than 80 other Massachusetts towns from its Weymouth base. Financing and instant online quotes are advertised on the site, though specific warranty terms are not published, so ask for those in writing before booking.
Is Boston Standard Company licensed and insured?
We checked 0 of 5 credentials against the issuing authority. Verified items carry the date we checked; reported items are what the business told us and we could not independently confirm.
What areas does Boston Standard Company serve?
Boston. Coverage is as the business describes it, cross-checked against where its recent documented work is. Confirm your address before scheduling, particularly at the edge of a service area.
Does Boston Standard Company offer emergency service?
Yes, the company lists emergency availability. Response time depends on demand, and after a storm every company in the market is stretched.
What warranty do they offer?
Warranty terms are not on file. Ask for them in writing before work starts.
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About This Business Profile
- Last reviewed
- September 2026
- Profile last updated
- September 20, 2026
- Google review data updated
- September 18, 2026
- Reviewed by
- Dana Whitfield, Senior editor, home services
- Sources checked
- Issuing authorities, Google Business Profile, Company website
- Sponsorship status
- No commercial relationship
Dana runs the editorial side of TenBestFind. She built the research process, decides which markets get covered next, and writes the plumbing and chimney rankings herself. Before this she spent eleven years as a consumer reporter covering contractor licensing and home improvement fraud.