Johnston's Closest Full-Service Plumber and Heating Contractor
F.G. Lees & Son is based in Providence — directly next door to Johnston — which means we're on your street faster than most plumbers are still returning your call.
Rhode Island's oldest plumbing and heating company has been serving homes and businesses like yours since 1889. When something goes wrong in Johnston, you don't need a company that treats your neighborhood as an afterthought. You need one that's already close.
Owner-Operated Service
Servicing Providence Area
Johnston shares its eastern border with Providence, putting our home base within minutes of Simmonsville, Thornton, Graniteville, and the neighborhoods along Atwood Avenue and Hartford Avenue. For emergency plumbing in Johnston, that proximity matters. When a pipe bursts or a drain backs up at midnight, we're not dispatching from across the state.
Our emergency line runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — live during business hours, and forwarded to on-call staff after hours. One call is all it takes.
Fast Emergency Response to Johnston, RI
Much of Johnston's housing stock along the Atwood Avenue corridor, Hartford Avenue, and through the Simmonsville and Graniteville neighborhoods dates to the mid-twentieth century or earlier. That means cast iron drain lines, galvanized supply pipes, and aging systems that many newer contractors have never worked on.
We have. For more than 130 years, F.G. Lees & Son has been servicing Rhode Island's older homes — the same pipe materials, the same configurations, the same quirks that come with a house that's been standing for sixty or seventy years. There's no learning curve when your crew has seen it all before.
If you've had bad experiences with plumbers who didn't recognize what they were looking at, that changes when you call us.
Johnston Homes Have Older Plumbing. We Know How to Work on It.
We handle the full range of residential plumbing and heating work — no referrals to a second contractor, no gaps in coverage. Johnston homeowners call us for:
- Drain cleaning and sewer line repair, including in-house excavation for full line replacements
- Water line repair and replacement — we own our own trenching equipment and perform all excavation work ourselves
- Water heater repair and replacement, all fuel types
- Boiler services, including high-efficiency and Navien-certified repair
- Furnace services and oil-to-gas conversions
- Backflow prevention, sump pump service, and kitchen and bath plumbing
- Water filtration and water treatment
One call covers your plumbing and your heating. One crew. No handoffs between contractors.
Plumbing and Heating Services for Johnston Residents
The Atwood Avenue commercial corridor and surrounding business districts in Johnston include retail, restaurant, and multi-unit properties that need a plumbing contractor with commercial experience — not a residential-only shop. F.G. Lees & Son operates a dedicated commercial division serving property managers, building owners, and small business operators throughout Rhode Island.
If you manage commercial space in Johnston and need a licensed contractor who can handle the full scope of a commercial plumbing system, we're the call to make.
Commercial Plumbing Along the Atwood Avenue Corridor
- Established 1889 — Rhode Island's oldest plumbing and heating company, now in its fifth generation
- Providence-based, with emergency response to Johnston consistently among the fastest in the service area
- Licensed for both plumbing and heating — one contractor covers everything
- In-house excavation capability — we own our equipment and never subcontract sewer or water line work
- Navien-certified and qualified to service high-efficiency boiler systems most RI contractors cannot touch
- 4.5 stars across 73 Google reviews
- Better Business Bureau member in good standing
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Frequently Asked Questions — Plumber in Johnston, RI
Plumbing emergencies don't follow business hours, and neither do we. Our emergency line is answered live during business hours and forwarded to on-call staff after hours, every night and every weekend. If you're in Warwick and facing a burst pipe, a backed-up sewer, a failed water heater, or a heating system that's stopped working in January, call us. We'll get someone moving.
Ready to Schedule? Johnston Is Next Door.
We've been the plumber Rhode Island calls for over a century. If you're in Johnston and need service today — or need a contractor you can count on for the long term — give us a call or send us a message. We'll get back to you fast.
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Who is a reliable plumber in Johnston, RI?
F.G. Lees & Son has been serving Rhode Island homeowners and businesses since 1889, and Johnston is one of our closest service areas — we're based in Providence, directly next door. We're licensed for both plumbing and heating, and we perform all excavation work in-house with our own equipment.How fast can you respond to a plumbing emergency in Johnston, Rhode Island?
Because our base is in Providence — which borders Johnston to the east — our response times to Johnston neighborhoods are consistently among the shortest in the area. Our emergency line is staffed 24/7, with on-call technicians available after business hours.Can you handle plumbing in older Johnston homes with cast iron or galvanized pipes?
Yes. Older pipe materials are routine work for our crew. Johnston's mid-century housing stock along Atwood Avenue, Hartford Avenue, and through neighborhoods like Simmonsville and Graniteville is exactly the kind of work we've been doing for over 130 years. We don't need to figure out what we're looking at.Do you offer both plumbing and heating service in Johnston, RI?
We do. F.G. Lees & Son is a licensed plumbing and heating contractor. Johnston residents can call one number for a clogged drain, a water heater replacement, a boiler repair, or an oil-to-gas conversion — all handled by the same company.Do you serve commercial properties in Johnston?
Yes. We have a dedicated commercial division and serve property managers, building owners, and business operators throughout Rhode Island, including along Johnston's Atwood Avenue corridor. Commercial plumbing inquiries can be submitted through our contact form or by phone.
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Call our 24/7 line or submit a quote request online. We serve Providence and all of Rhode Island — residential repairs, full excavation, and commercial mechanical work all handled by the same licensed crew.