Company Facts
Red Seal Plumbing at a Glance
The work
- Best for
- older East Vancouver homes with drain, sewer or perimeter drainage trouble
- Primary service
- Plumbing
Where
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, BC
- Service area
- 2 cities
- Emergency service
- Business hours only
Money and guarantees
- Free estimates
- Not advertised
- Financing
- Not advertised
Editorial Review
Our Take on Red Seal Plumbing
The review volume is the standout here, and 747 of them at a clean 5 is the sort of number most plumbing companies in the Lower Mainland do not reach. The published service list is narrower than the marketing language implies, weighted heavily toward drains, sewers and water heaters, so confirm scope if your job involves gas, heating or a full repipe. For a backed up lateral in an older east side house, it is a sensible call to make.
Best for: older East Vancouver homes with drain, sewer or perimeter drainage trouble
What We Like
- Rated 5 from 747 reviews on its Google Business Profile, read September 27, 2026
- Clear specialisation in drains, sewers, camera inspection and hydro jetting
- Trading since 2008 according to its own website
- Published hours show 24 hour availability seven days a week
- Service areas listed across Burnaby, the North Shore, Tri-Cities and south of the Fraser
Things to Consider
- Published service list does not mention gas fitting, boilers or whole house repipes
- After hours and emergency pricing is not published, so confirm rates before booking
- Licence, insurance and BBB standing are the company's own claims and worth verifying
Google Reviews for Red Seal Plumbing
Customer ratings shown here come from Google. They are separate from our editorial review above.
Google rating
5.0
Based on 747 Google reviews
Review data updated September 27, 2026
Rating Distribution
- 5 stars98%
- 4 stars2%
- 1 star1%
iAbout this distribution
The distribution reflects the 747 Google reviews available when this profile's review data was last refreshed on September 27, 2026. Ratings and counts change continuously on Google, so figures here may lag the live profile slightly. We publish only the values returned by the source, never estimates for missing bands.
Editorial Ranking
Why Red Seal Plumbing Made Our Top 10
It holds position 7 in 10 Best Plumbers in Vancouver, BC.
Areas Served
Based in Vancouver, BC.
- Vancouver, BC · HQ
- North Vancouver, BC
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 Red Seal Plumbing
Underground work is where this company puts most of its weight. The service menu leads with drain cleaning, hydro jetting, drain inspection, drain tile services, sewer repair, sewer replacement and sewer camera inspection, with water heater repair and fixture installation filling out the rest. That ordering tells you something about the typical call. Rather than a general contractor who happens to do plumbing, red seal plumbing presents itself as a drainage house first, which matters if your problem is a backing up floor drain rather than a dripping shower cartridge.
Vancouver gives that focus plenty to work with. Large stretches of the east side, from Renfrew and Hastings Sunrise through Kensington and Victoria Fraserview, went up between the 1920s and the 1960s, which means cast iron stacks, clay laterals with mortared joints, and perimeter drain tile that was never designed for the volume of rain this city now sees in a November atmospheric river. Roots find the joints. Old cast iron scales up from the inside until the pipe diameter is half what it was. A homeowner notices a gurgle in the basement, then a backup, and by then the question is not whether to clean the line but whether the line is worth keeping. A camera inspection is the step that answers that, and it is worth insisting on one before you agree to any dig.
The company says it is licensed and insured and carries an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. Those are its own claims and worth confirming directly, along with the City of Vancouver permit requirements that apply to sewer and water service replacement. Any excavation to a lateral in the city involves permits, traffic management if the dig reaches the street, and restoration of the boulevard or driveway afterward. Ask how the quote handles those pieces. A sewer replacement price that looks low sometimes excludes concrete and landscaping reinstatement.
Published hours show 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the site advertises emergency service. Round the clock availability is common in this trade, but the detail that actually affects your bill is how after hours is priced. Some shops charge a higher hourly rate outside business hours, some charge a call-out fee on top, some quote flat rates per job regardless of time. One customer review on the company's own site describes being given an up front price per issue, including a cheaper partial repair option on a century old cast iron drainpipe as an alternative to replacing the whole line. That is the kind of conversation a good drainage plumber has, and it is fair to ask for the same when the truck arrives.
As for reputation, the Google Business Profile read on September 27, 2026 showed 5 out of 5 from 747 reviews. A score that clean across that many reviews is uncommon and suggests either a genuinely consistent operation or a disciplined habit of asking every customer to post. Either way, the volume is substantial enough that reading a dozen recent ones will give you a reasonable sense of how the crews communicate, how estimates hold up, and whether cleanup matches the promise.
Who is this not for. If you are planning a full bathroom renovation with new supply runs, a gas fitting job, boiler or radiant heat work, or a whole house repipe from galvanized to PEX or copper, none of that appears on the published service list. It may still be available, but you would want to confirm before booking. The same goes for commercial work beyond routine drain maintenance. Vancouver has plenty of mechanical contractors set up for those jobs, and a drainage specialist is not automatically the right call.
One practical note about drain tile, since it comes up constantly in this city. Replacing perimeter drainage around a Vancouver house is a significant excavation, often involving the foundation, the landscaping and sometimes the neighbour's property line on a standard 33 foot lot. Get more than one opinion, ask whether a repair to a failed section is realistic, and ask what backfill and filter fabric the crew uses. A choice of red seal plumbing or any other drainage contractor should follow a camera inspection and a clear written scope, not a verbal estimate over the phone.
The social presence covers Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn, all under the Red Seal Drainage and Plumbing name, which is the fuller legal style the website footer uses.
iWhere this information comes from
Company history, ownership and capability details on this page are provided by the business and reviewed by our editors for plausibility and consistency. They are not the same as the credentials block, where each item carries its own verification status and source.
Reputation by Source
We show each source separately rather than blending them into a single score, because they measure different things.
Google
5.0/ 5
747 customer reviews
TenBestFind
Editorially reviewed
Ranked #7 in Vancouver plumbers, September 2026
Project Photos
Business-submitted, reviewed by our editors
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Red Seal Plumbing FAQs
Is Red Seal Plumbing really open 24 hours?
Its published hours list 24 hours a day, every day of the week, and the website advertises emergency service. What is not published is how after hours work is priced. Before a night or weekend call-out, ask whether there is a call-out fee, whether the hourly rate changes outside business hours, and whether the diagnostic visit is charged separately from the repair.
What areas does it cover besides Vancouver?
The website lists service pages for Burnaby, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, New Westminster, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Langley, Surrey, White Rock, Delta and Richmond. The shop itself is at 2790 E 21st Ave in East Vancouver, so response times will naturally be quickest closer to that base.
How good are the reviews?
Its Google Business Profile showed a rating of 5 from 747 reviews when read on September 27, 2026. That is a large sample for a plumbing company in this market. Reading the most recent dozen is still worthwhile, since recent reviews tell you more about current crews and current pricing than an aggregate score does.
Do they handle sewer line replacement, not just cleaning?
Yes, sewer repair and sewer replacement are both listed as services, along with sewer camera inspection. For a full replacement in Vancouver, expect permits, possible traffic management if the dig reaches the street, and surface restoration afterward. Ask whether the quoted price includes concrete, driveway or landscaping reinstatement, because that line item can be significant.
What should I ask before hiring red seal plumbing for drain work?
Start with a camera inspection and ask to see the footage. From there, ask whether a spot repair is possible instead of a full line replacement, get the price for each option in writing, confirm what happens if the crew finds something worse once they dig, and check that the quote covers cleanup and restoration. One review on the company's own site describes being given up front pricing per issue, including a partial repair option, which is the standard to hold them to.
Does the company do renovations, gas fitting or boilers?
The published service list does not mention gas fitting, boilers, radiant heating or whole house repipes. It covers drains, sewers, water heaters, fixtures and pipe repair. If your job falls outside that, call and confirm before booking rather than assuming, since Vancouver has mechanical contractors set up specifically for heating and gas work.
How long has the business been operating?
Since 2008, according to its own website, trading as Red Seal Drainage and Plumbing. The footer on the site uses that fuller name, and its social accounts on Facebook, Instagram, X and LinkedIn are registered under variations of it.
Is Red Seal Plumbing licensed and insured?
We have no credential records on file for this company yet. Ask for the certificate directly from the insurer before booking work.
What areas does Red Seal Plumbing serve?
Vancouver, North Vancouver. 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 Red Seal Plumbing offer emergency service?
Emergency availability is not listed for this company. If you need an urgent call-out, check the ranking for companies that do list it.
What warranty do they offer?
Warranty terms are not on file. Ask for them in writing before work starts.
How was this profile built?
Credentials come from issuing authorities, ratings from the company's Google Business Profile with the date we read them, and the editorial take from our own review of estimates, warranty documents and public feedback. Anything the business told us is labelled as reported.
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About This Business Profile
- Last reviewed
- September 2026
- Profile last updated
- September 27, 2026
- Google review data updated
- September 27, 2026
- Reviewed by
- Dana Whitfield, Senior editor, home services
- Sources checked
- 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.