How to make a lot of money in plumbing. Real answer, actual truth.
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- A lot of people have been searching about whether or not plumbing is a good trade recently. I believe it’s because the poor economy and the sad state of the jobs market. While it is true that you can make a lot of money and plumbing, it is not a guarantee. You may not be willing to do what it takes to make a lot of money and plumbing.
I love these videos. This is old school UA-cam style! Bravo!
I really appreciate that my dude! You made my day lol.
Good comment
Although I'm not pursuing the plumbing path anymore, I still love watching your content. You tell us the unfiltered truth, the goods and the bad.
I really appreciate that. I try real hard to be genuine.
I’m not even a plumber but somehow your videos found their way into my feed. Your straight shooter style of communication and hard working attitude towards getting things done resonates with me. 👊🏾
Thanks for saying that man,I really appreciate it
i started as a rough in plumber for a great company that had their hand in a lot of construction crews, we had track homes for years. i was young and didnt know what i had going for me, i got into alcohol and drugs around my 5th year, failed the resi test a couple times and threw my life away, here i am 20 years later trying to get back into it, and there is NO construction jobs out there,. i had no idea what i threw away until now. not only does service work suck, its everything you described, but its a whole new animal. its not rough in at all and the only thing i know is what i wish i wouldve valued when i was young
im glad i seen this comment, it takes one hell of a man to admit something like this.
Im a licensed plumber and had so many projects offered to me and had to reject it because im a single father and dont have anyone to watch my kid evening/weekend. If you have a stable wife that looks after your child consider that a huge blessing
I just started my own plumbing company. You inspire and helping more people that you know
Training on the companies liability is a good point. Made me lol
I work in tech but shoutout to you my good sir! Sometimes we need a bit of an asskicking and some real talk to get shit done! Wishing all of you out there success on your grind whatever it may be!
wow bro you gave me a great insight to this stuff. and your thoughts on owning a business were from a perspective i've never thought about before. only the ppl with cajones will send it. Even if you're the smartest of the bunch, if you dont got the nuts to actually go after it, then you aren't gonna go anywhere.
Thank you 🙏🏾 I'm a late starter (in my forties) but I'm willing to learn the trade and being great at what I do
You’d be surprised. 40s not that late of a start. It only takes about a year to be pretty useful on the job sites. After three or four years if you’re smart, you’ll be real goddamn good. One of my guys, Jeremy, just started at age 37 and he’s fucking killing it. I reckon within four years time he’ll be making 45 bucks an hour minimum.
40s is not to old!
You're right about choosing construction over service. Now you're doing stuff right from the beginning instead of troubleshooting and fixing somebody else's fuck up! 👍👊
It’s just easier to hire for. It’s easier to project. There’s less overhead. I don’t need to market. Makes too much sense.
@@brasshouse-fireball dont need to market? how?
Skys the limit if you want to work brother! Half the job is just showing up on time! What a concept! Lol! I own my own Landscaping business and do irrigation plumbing and charge $85 an hour! People get upset sometimes with the price! My reply if its so easy than do it
yourself ! Covered in mud up to my neck sometimes real fun! Not! Lol! Oh I got a quote for half that I said great use them! There reply they never showed up! Lol! I always wish you the best that life has to offer in your new business! Scrap on!
Same to you brother. I hope nothing but the best for you!
Well, this channel might help you find some good workers....I'm watching your vids thinking, man, I want to work for this guy. Don't get me wrong. I'm sure your tough as nails but fair. Moving back home to the US soon and looking at my options, so I appreciate the brutal honesty in your videos.
Cool video and you make sense. I'm in NYC and to open a plumbing business you need to have a master plumber license through the building department and its a tough license to get. You need 7 years as a top journeyman and take a hard written test and practical test. If you fail the practical hands on Lead Bend part you automatically fail. Plus when ready to open a business if you get the license you need to have a business storefront with a company sign and have all the required insurances. The money is great if successful.
That’s ridiculous. Like that’s just government regulating the poor man out of the industry. I’m sure all of the larger companies had a hand in those regulations that prevent people like you and me from coming into their world, and actually making some money for ourselves. It took me 10 years to get my master license here in Texas. to me the test was pretty fucking easy but I do know some people who failed it like three times and couldn’t get it. All you have to do down here is hold a journeyman for four years and then go take your test. You have to show the proper insurance in order to get your gold card but that’s it. I started with $18,000 and really only spent about $10,000 or so to get going.
Been doing residential service for 7 years . There’s always work waiting and money to be made, but flying around 24/7 burns you out pretty quick lol
Lots of truth in what you are saying. Thank you for sharing !
I just got a job offer to be an apprentice plumber in Texas. The pay is low $14/hr but I really want to grow in this trade so imma stick with it. I’m also 23 right now.
Do all the overtime you can and maybe work for another plumber for an 30-40hrs/week. Im nineteen, an electrician apprentice making $26/hr and I do 30-50 extra hours of side work on top of 40hr job and what I can tell you is that you learn at 2-3x speed. I’ve been in this trade any spare second I could after school since 12 years old and I run laps and school the guys that have been in this trade for 15+ years. Do not do any drugs, don’t waste time, and just outperform everyone. Best of luck my friend 🥂
Any business is alot of work. Its like nurturing a newborn baby for the rest of your life, work day and night. On the grind, burning the midnight oil putting in 100 hrs a week. Plumbing over 100 for sure.
Great video!! And to the viewers, you'd better be honest with yourself when it comes to evaluating whether you're a "go getter" or a "good performer". From personal experience, some of the worst/laziest workers typically think they are some of the best workers of all time😄. If someone is thick skulled, this probably won't get through to them anyways, but the least I can do it put it out there 🙃
Too true lol.
awesome vid man. Im 17 and have been doing plumbing with my father since i was a kid. already graduated and started working in the trade. If you have any advice at all I'd appreciate it; trying to learn all that i can. Keep on making these videos!
Learn all you can and take it in like a sponge. Keep taking on bigger and bigger tasks and don’t get comfortable. Try to think about what your long-term goal in this trade is going to be and always be working towards it.
@brasshouse9822 great advice!
You are right, about starting a business. Let's see more videos about that.
Truth 100%. Shared and thumbs up!
Thanks Roe. Good to hear from you. Still in Florida?
Wow. Dropping some serious truth in this one!!
That's just what I needed to hear right now from a man that's done it🙏💯
I’m looking to possibly make a career change to get into plumbing. Is there a list of non negotiable in plumbing to where if a person doesn’t like doing this or can’t see themselves do this then don’t get into the trade?
you are the man! Greetings from Slovenia
To have a successful plumbing business like yourself, you need to be good with communicating and making relationships.
I feel like typically guys who gravitate towards blue collar work aren't good with that and aren't naturally capable of what you're doing, it happens to come natural to you, congratulations.
My man i have a question. Am a 17 years old on my way to becoming an plumber and i really want to know that is the path of plumber good. Mean on economy
And if i work all days all weekends no days off can i successfully get 6 figure a year? Wish you the best man god bless you and your family ❤❤
It’s a good career but it probably shouldn’t be your first choice. It will probably take 2-3 years minimum to get to the 6 figure range but that’ll be tricky when you’re super young. It’s doable though and if you actually have some real perspective on the job and know what you’re getting into you can get there but it’s a hard road.
@@brasshouse-fireballsorry for bothering man but I wonder why I shouldn't take it as a first choice like do you mean to not work as a plumber first?
@@mrsejad9530 it’s a really tough job and it can seem like it’s going to take forever to make real money. It’s a good trade but people make it sound like it’s better than it really is.
@brasshouse9822 i appreciates it man thanks but I will step into the road to plumbing and work my ass of to get it bro thanks for all am a bug fan bro hope you well good luck
sup, heard that plumbing shouldnt be the first option. any knowledge on hvac? my goal is to use money and use it to my assets to create wealth its just the first 5-10 years. or just any other trade with solid pay. thanks
That’s the way to do it. Turn your money into more assets that can help you make more money. Helps keep taxes down too.
@@brasshouse-fireball if youd had to start again would you recommend hvac or plumbing for 5-10 years ill have my play in it but this is just to put things into perspective lol thanks
im 45/m, no wife or kids, i've always worked retail and im sick of it, but i've been told to go into plumbing, what would be your advice on trying to get into the trade?
If you can get in with the plumbing union, it’s a pretty guaranteed way to make good money. Other than that the best thing to do is know somebody who owns a company or a plumber that’s going to vouch for you.
What sir said. Look up the United Associations (UA) plumbers union in your area. Good pay & benefits, get into an apprenticeship. Become a journeyman/master & do whatever you want!
After highschool I’m going to trade school and getting my plumbing license, I’ve been wanting to be a plumber since middle school. I intend to be a commercial service guy.
Don’t go to a trade school unless it’s a union trade school and it’s free. Commercial service pays a real good paycheck. I supported a family of four for years doing it.
@@brasshouse-fireball I plan to go to TSTC in Waco
Realist 💯
I like your style
Whats the easiest way to get into pluming in California?
A lot of times it’s the plumbing unions in California that can be a good way in. I just hired a guy at my company who is 23 years old and he basically went online and started calling plumbing companies. He sounded like a good guy. So I gave him a shot.
Unlike the ass hats in the event rental industry videos, this guy actually tells you the truth. Work in the industry for 10 years BEFORE trying to start your business. Hats off to him for telling the truth.
Yeah, I think it would apply to pretty much all industries. You should definitely get 10 years experience before you try to open your own shit, regardless of what you’re doing.
@@brasshouse-fireball I totally agree. I own an event rental company and when I watch the ass hat wanna bees in my industry and the crap they say makes me sick.
People wonder why businesses fail, its lack of prepperation and that's what working in an industry is, its prep work.
I’ve been doing hvac full time for 1 year after doing apartment maintenance for 2. Prior to that I worked in various industries for 12+ years including the military, marketing, operations management, logistics, even taxes. I’m preparing to get my license and start my own hvac operation, I don’t see how doing this working for someone else much longer is going to give me the skills I need to run my own operation. I’m already a top performer and doing both service and design/sales and management pretty much leaves me alone to bring in revenue.
@@millenialmemoirs Clearly you are the 1% of the 1%, ultra top performers who knows more than I do having owned a business for 21 years and having worked for 7 years in my industry before starting my company and clearly more than brasshouse who worked for 10 years in his industry before starting his company. I mean we should probably be taking advice from you by the sounds of it.
Good luck getting out of the way of yourself.
@@edwo6648 you can scoff at me all you like, I am that 1%. The only thing holding me back is licensing requirements. I already run circles around techs and managers with 10,15,20 years more experience. And I know SEO, sales, finance, etc. Maybe I’ll check back in a couple years with some first year revenue numbers.
As a plumber ON COMMISSION of course you can make a lot of money. Just replace HWHs with a new one when the $30 heating element burns out.
you seem like the type of customer that would claim highway robbery when they got a 13 year old water heater thats melting away and someone suggests a replacement.
Just remember to never stop marketing & selling. The money feels great right now, particularly because you’re in the honeymoon phase of ownership and you’re probably lean & mean in terms of overhead.
The only reason shit goes bad is because employees aren’t doing work to a standard or you’re not selling enough work. Once your work is done, it should be done for years and years at a time so the constant need for incoming clientele will be a constant battle. Thankfully, plumbing is a necessity and not going anywhere!
At 30 I just feel like the good days are behind me already. All I know is flooring, framing & roofing & windows & doors. Learning plumbing would take another 3-4 years and even then, my body would be broken by 40, why would I start that career now? I feel aimless.
What are you doing in terms of marketing?
With my health problems aggravated by dust, chemical exposure, etc - this makes me so blessed not to do construction, plumbing, or any trade work that shortens the lives of people for a profit. No thanks, because that goes right out the window in medical bills. Moreover, it doesn’t interest me at all. Money is not worth it to do a toxic boring job. If some want to do that, that is only their choice. I prefer leaving tough jobs after growing a thick skin and realizing it’s not easy and it’s back breaking work. I prefer having the tough thick skin to go doing another job that’s not in trades and which works better for my health and my family. Find what tough thick skin jobs that make a lot and work best for you, even if it’s not trades. If people look down on you for leaving trades, that exposes them as ignorant hypocrites. Ignore them. If people support you for leaving trades, God bless them. :)
I totally agree with you dude. I made a video that basically said the exact same thing you did. The video is called “ should you be a plumber?” and my answer is basically no you shouldn’t.
@@brasshouse-fireball I’m a woman. Not a dude. God bless.
I’m not a dude. I’m a woman. God bless!
@@EmilyGloeggler7984 you're a dudette lol
What your job now?
would you recommend being a plumber first before opening a plumbing company or it don't matter long as you got a master plumber with the right people that good work ethic????
I think you should be a plumber for 10 years minimum before you open a plumbing company.
love this video!!!!!
Thanks dude. Just trying to be real with people.
im going for construction shit grosses me out
What’s happening mate I don’t assume you would know why but in Ireland we start on 7€ a hour for the first year as a apprentice next year goes to 12€ a hour 3rd year u go to 18 then 4th year u hit the 20s and I’m seeing everyone in America starts at like 17$ and second year there in like 20s already and by third year I’m hearing lads r making 6 figures already and I just don’t understand why 😂 like am I being shafted here in Ireland or is it because you guys have to go to school on your own money etc I don’t know chatgpt has been useless to explain it aswell cheers
It’s probably not as dramatic as it seems. Wages are way higher in North America for a reason. Rent for a small apartment is like $1,400/month. People were starting at $10/hour 10+ years ago here just out of necessity. Even US corporations that pay $120k/ year in the US will pay that same person $75k in Europe. Plus the exchange rate makes it seem a little more off than it is. A typical plumber has about $1,200-$1,500 on his check after taxes every week.. sounds like a decent amount but the average mortgage payment where I live is $2,600/month and average car payment is $550/month. Grocery bill is usually about $1,000/month for a family of four so all of your money can get spent super quick with just an average car and an average house.
how much do you charge per fixture on average
I don’t charge per fixture. In commercial the fixture prices change so dramatically. Sometimes I got to hang 100 foot of 4 inch cast-iron to install one toilet. I kind of free ball it on my quotes. I do figure about $2000 a day and about a 50% markup on material.
@@brasshouse-fireball I thought you were in low rise housing how did you the connections to do commercial work?
Do u have excavator or u just provide material and labor and rent machine
I rent machines when I need it. For the rough-ins we do for new construction we usually rent a mini excavator.
Sky is the limit when you have your license!
how do i start getting into plumbing at 17 i’m still in high school but only have 6 months left
Go to every plumbing company you can, in person. Express your desire to get into the trade as soon as you graduate. Emphasize that you will be there every day, on time and ready to work (and mean it). Someone will need you.
When you land that first job, be ready to do whatever is asked. If that's running out to the truck to get a tool, cleaning up debris, crawling under a house or in an attic, be ready to jump in with both feet. If you pay attention to what the journeyman is doing, pretty soon you'll know what he's going to need. Anticipate what your journeyman needs and have it in hand, ready to give it to him.
Ask questions but don't pester. A good journeyman will show you what he's doing and let you help and learn. If he doesn't or won't, let him know that you want to learn. Sometimes it's just a matter of communication. Talk to the guy you are working with first to see if he's willing to help you learn. He may just not know that you want to learn. If he's not responsive, talk to the boss about getting assigned to work with someone else. Whatever you do, don't badmouth the guy, to the boss or anyone else. Just tell the boss that journeyman's style of working doesn't lend itself to teaching. Some guys are good at teaching, some aren't.
Good luck.
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100,000 in three years… oh boy
Hello brother i am from nepal working in this field for three years i wanted to upgrade my skills and explore new things how can i move to USA as a plumber
That's what Michael O'Neal doesn't understand.
Wear a T-shirt that says you’re paying for my experience not my time. Then charge people $1000 for 15 minute easy job.
bro you need sleeep
Nah, I just look like that.
@@brasshouse-fireball lol 😂 seriously though man you seem like a hard worken guy, take care of your self now and then. Women be doin selfcare all the time, us men of action gotta do the same.
Bro is legend
A lot of truth here. You have to (at least in the beginning) put the business above yourself, and you have to be careful with that too, your family will get tired of that a lot sooner than you will, no matter how much money you're bringing home.
Answered all the questions I had 🫡
Keep up the good work.🫡