Core Plumbing

Licensed plumber in San Diego, California

CSLB licence active4.8(1,423 reviews)

Core Plumbing holds CSLB licence 866264, active, licensed since 22 Oct 2005, rated 4.8 from 1423 Google reviews. Bonded for $25,000 with Ohio Casualty Insurance Company (The). Clean CSLB record, with no citations, complaints or legal actions disclosed.

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Report card

  • Licence activeCSLB #866264, class C36. Issued 22 Oct 2005, expires 30 Nov 2027.
  • Licensed 21 yrsSince 22 Oct 2005.
  • Bonded$25,000 with Ohio Casualty Insurance Company (The), since 1 Jan 2024. California requires the same $25,000 bond of every contractor.
  • Workers' comp insuredOmaha National Casualty Company, policy ONCC0701377303, valid to 5 Feb 2027.
  • Clean CSLB recordNo citations, complaints or legal actions disclosed.CSLB record
  • On the BBB, not accreditedIts BBB rating, complaints and reviews are on its Better Business Bureau profile.BBB profile Complaints Reviews

Checked against the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) register on 3 Nov 2026.

About Core Plumbing

People on the licence
Don Wayne Schoenberger (rmo / ceo / pres), Grant Hodson Schoenberger (officer)

Google reviews

4.8(1,423 reviews)
Nazia Ali Geuder★★★★★ 4 months ago

We had a stressful plumbing issue with severe pipe shaking and ended up needing a thermal expansion tank replacement and pipe repair near our tankless water heater. They diagnosed the problem quickly, explained the options, and completed the work efficiently. Really appreciated the communication and attention to detail throughout the process. Would definitely recommend and use them again. Excellent experience with C…

Hiroshi13★★★★★ 5 months ago

These guys did an awesome job and were flexible; working around another project taking place in the same room. After 3 visits the job was done. Would hire them again!

Anu Srikanth★★★★★ 4 months ago

When my wall oven broke, I bought a new oven but realized none of the newer models would fit the cavity in my kitchen because the existing gas line and the pressure regulator from the cooktop were hitting the back of the oven. I called Core Plumbing for an evaluation. Tony was very thorough in his assessment, answered all of my questions and was very honest about the potential issues that we could run into. We would…

Di Desiderio★★★★★ 3 months ago

Core Plumbing came right away and replaced our outdoor water heater. They did some extra work around it to make it right. We are very happy with the job they did.​

Cale Hendrickson★★★★★ 3 months ago

These guys were great, very communicative, quick to respond and get things done! They were also very knowledgeable about the industry and what may have caused our leak. We booked them at 9 pm last night, for 9-12 pm this morning and they arrived right at 9 am on the dot, which is amazing in my book. 10/10 service, would highly recommend

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Why it ranks #7 of 496 plumbers in San Diego

Years licensed weight 30100%
Complaint record weight 25100%
Bond and workers' comp weight 10100%
Google reviews weight 3590%

Score 96.4 / 100. Claiming this listing or using Theo never changes it. How we rank

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