Shawn Hudgins Plumbing Inc
Plumbers · Key West, FL
About
RealReviews profileShawn Hudgins Plumbing Inc is the existing RealReviews canonical for 305-295-7349 and shawnhudginsplumbing.com. Its current official contact page and site footer publish 6475 2nd Street, Unit F, Key West, while Florida DBPR, Sunbiz, and older service-page text still use 5607 3rd Avenue, Unit 4. RealReviews resolves those as different address roles instead of pretending one record never existed: 6475 is the current public contact address, and 5607 remains the registered or historical address until the company and agencies align. Florida DBPR identified Shawn Wade Hudgins and certified plumbing contractor credential CFC057497 as current and active on July 26, 2026, with an audited expiration of August 31, 2028. The company publishes residential and commercial plumbing, backflow work, sewer-camera inspection, drain and sewer cleaning, fixtures, smart plumbing, LP gas piping, water heaters, remodel work, and high-end residential projects. Its website also publishes unusually specific price mechanics, including an hourly rate starting at $175, estimates for work expected to exceed three hours, and a $500 sewer-camera service charge. Those figures must be reconfirmed for the actual job. RealReviews keeps the stored Google Places snapshot of 4.7 from 20 reviews, captured May 1, 2026, externally attributed; no review bodies were imported, so no recurring sentiment is asserted.
Shawn Hudgins Plumbing Inc: what to know
RealReviews editorial research · checked 2026-08-07RealReviews consensus score 79/100, Moderate confidence. The packet documents recurring plumbing response, workmanship, communication and service themes across six source domains and five inspected bodies. The useful signal in the accessible sample is operational rather than promotional. A May 2026 body says the plumber arrived at the appointment time and fixed a water leak. Another recent body calls the team professional, honest, reliable and knowledgeable, while an April 2026 customer mentions reasonable rates and a personable plumber. An older Birdeye/Google narrative describes a water-heater installation where the lead plumber went out of his way to make the customer happy. A Yelp excerpt also describes immediate leak service, although the text is truncated. These accounts point toward responsive troubleshooting and hands-on customer care, but they do not establish a universal arrival time, a fixed price or an absence of callbacks.
Strongest fit
- Homeowners comparing a Key West plumber for leaks, water heaters or general residential work
- Property managers who need a documented diagnosis and a clear return-visit plan
- Customers who value prompt arrival and an explanation of what was repaired
Verify before booking Shawn Hudgins Plumbing Inc
- Confirm whether 6475 2nd St Unit F is the current contact location while DBPR/Sunbiz still show 5607 3rd Ave for credential or entity records
- Ask whether the $175 starting hourly rate, camera charge and weekend terms on the site apply to your job
- Put parts, permits, access, warranty, dispatch and return-visit terms in the written estimate
- The five-body sample is positive-skewed and includes one older and one truncated narrative
What the visible plumbing reviews actually say
The three current BestPros bodies are unusually concrete. One says the plumber arrived at the scheduled appointment and fixed a leak. A second describes the company as professional, honest and reliable, and says the crew is knowledgeable and gets the work right the first time. A third says rates were reasonable and praises a plumber who was both knowledgeable and personable. Those are customer descriptions of arrival, communication and perceived workmanship—not proof that every emergency call or larger project will follow the same pattern.
The older Birdeye/Google body adds a water-heater installation and says the lead plumber went out of his way to make sure the customer was pleased. A Yelp excerpt describes immediate leak service but cuts off before the full repair account. We retain both the helpful signal and the age/coverage limitation instead of turning selected praise into a blanket guarantee.
Services, credentials and the address discrepancy
The official site presents residential and commercial plumbing, water heaters, sewer cleaning, backflow, pipe-camera work, smart plumbing and LP-gas piping. It publishes CFC057497 and currently shows 6475 2nd St Unit F in its footer and contact page. DBPR identifies Shawn Wade Hudgins as the certified plumbing contractor and shows an active record with an August 31, 2028 expiration at the captured check; Sunbiz identifies the active corporation and keeps 5607 3rd Ave as the registered address.
Those records answer different questions. The official page is the current public contact signal; DBPR and Sunbiz are credential/entity evidence. Ask the contracting party to name the license qualifier, job address and permit responsibility on the proposal rather than assuming either address is a walk-in office or that the credential record alone guarantees a particular employee will attend.
How to compare a leak, water-heater or camera quote
For a leak, request the suspected source, access plan, materials, shutoff or restoration steps, labor basis, dispatch fee and what counts as a return visit. For a water heater, compare tank or tankless model, capacity, venting, pan and drain, code or permit work, removal, warranty and startup testing. For a pipe-camera visit, the service page states a $500 camera-service charge; confirm whether that is a flat diagnostic price, whether recording or locating is included and how the charge is credited if work proceeds.
The about page states that hourly rates start at $175 and that estimates are used for work expected to exceed three hours, with additional weekend or apprentice terms. These are published company terms, not a guaranteed quote. Have the final estimate state tax, parts, permit, access, travel, after-hours and payment assumptions before authorizing the work.
Why RealReviews does not publish a score yet
The sample supports a Moderate positive-skew profile, not a proprietary numeric rating. Five bodies are inspectable, but they come from selected directory views, one older attributed narrative and one truncated Yelp excerpt. We can report repeated praise for punctuality, professionalism, knowledge, leak resolution and customer care; we cannot calculate a balanced outcome rate, deduplicate every platform or infer that no negative experiences exist.
The external Google/Birdeye and BestPros aggregates remain labeled as their own platform snapshots. Recheck license status, the current contact address, the scope and total price before booking. Customers can improve this profile by submitting a first-hand account with job type, date, arrival, diagnosis, price clarity and outcome—not by repeating a star number without context.
The current and record addresses differ
The public site lists 6475 2nd St Unit F, while DBPR and Sunbiz retain 5607 3rd Ave as credential or registered-address evidence. Confirm the dispatch location and license identity before authorizing work.
Address differences should be disclosed, not silently reconciled.
Recent leak response is the clearest signal
A May 2026 body says the plumber arrived at the appointment time and fixed a water leak. Another describes immediate leak service. Those accounts support responsiveness in observed jobs, not a universal arrival promise.
Ask for today's window.
Professionalism and knowledge recur
Visible bodies praise professional, honest, reliable and knowledgeable plumbers, with reasonable rates and customer care. The narratives are useful because they describe conduct, but they do not establish a fixed hourly total.
Request the estimate and assumptions.
The starting rate needs context
The site lists a $175 starting hourly rate, camera charges and weekend terms. Ask whether the rate applies to the exact job, whether dispatch is separate, and when approval is required for parts or additional labor.
Published starting prices are not final quotes.
Water-heater work is its own scope
An older account describes a water-heater installation and a plumber going out of his way to satisfy the customer. Confirm equipment, permits, code requirements, disposal, warranty and who handles electrical or gas connections.
A repair review cannot answer an installation question.
Commercial and residential work differ
The company serves residential and commercial plumbing needs. Confirm access, shutoff windows, tenant coordination, backflow or grease-related requirements and the person responsible for permits on a commercial job.
State the operating constraints before dispatch.
The evidence is Moderate and positive-skewed
Official, authority and independent sources plus five visible bodies support a practical profile. The sample includes one older and one truncated narrative, so RealReviews withholds a numeric score.
Positive evidence does not remove unknowns.
What to verify before booking
Confirm current address, license, arrival, starting rate, camera fee, weekend terms, dispatch, scope, parts, permits, warranty, cleanup and return-visit charges. Ask what happens if the first repair does not hold.
These questions turn review context into a decision.
Separate plumbing from adjacent work
Leaks and water heaters can involve electrical, gas, drywall, excavation, drying or finish restoration. Ask which tasks Shawn Hudgins owns and which require another licensed contractor.
Scope boundaries protect the customer.
Compare written callback terms
Use the same problem description with another plumber and compare arrival, diagnosis, labor, parts, after-hours, warranty and callback terms. A modestly higher quote may include a stronger response promise.
Compare the complete job.
What a future review should record
Record fixture or system, date, response time, technician, diagnosis, quoted and final price, parts, permit, callback and result. Details show whether a current strength or caution repeats.
A specific record is more useful than a star.
Who Shawn Hudgins may fit
It may fit a customer who values punctual leak response, hands-on care and a local plumber with published starting terms. Compare alternatives when guaranteed after-hours coverage or a fixed total is required.
The written estimate decides fit.
Keep the job file
Save address, license check, estimate, photos, invoices, permits, warranty and callback messages. If the problem returns, report it under the written terms and document the date.
A clear record supports fair resolution.
Use the exact question at handoff
Ask what the arrival window is, what the $175 starting rate includes, what the camera or weekend charge is, and who handles a missed callback. Request the answer in writing.
A narrow handoff prevents ambiguity.
Do not turn praise into a guarantee
The visible bodies show useful experiences, but they cannot promise current availability, price, workmanship or a callback outcome. Weather, staffing, parts and emergency load can change the next job.
The profile communicates evidence, not certainty.
Separate the business from the exact job
The researched record for Shawn Hudgins Plumbing Inc combines official identity and service information with dated independent accounts. Scope, crew, price and timing can change the result, so each conclusion keeps those conditions visible.
A business-level summary is useful orientation; the exact job determines fit.
Use positive and negative accounts responsibly
A favorable account shows what worked for one customer, while a critical account identifies a possible failure mode. Repetition and specificity matter more than one dramatic sentence.
RealReviews reports the overlap and names the gaps instead of turning one experience into a universal accusation or guarantee.
Total cost includes friction
Fees, travel, equipment days, permits, access, recurring service and correction effort can change value. Compare the complete job, not just the displayed rate.
Write assumptions down before deciding so alternatives are measured fairly.
Policies should be saved
Warranty, callback, claims, cancellation, permit, payment and change-order rules can change. Save the current written terms and any promise made during a call or estimate.
That record protects the customer and gives the provider a fair chance to respond.
Do not confuse popularity with fit
Aggregate ratings show that people chose the provider; they do not answer whether this reader needs emergency response, a particular license, commercial coverage or a branch-specific callback.
The narrative tradeoffs are what make a shortlist useful.
What stronger evidence would add
The best future account identifies the date, exact service, equipment or fixture, crew, scope, price, response and outcome. Generic praise adds less than one specific, attributable review.
Update the profile when new evidence materially answers a current uncertainty.
Keep the recommendation conditional
Choose Shawn Hudgins Plumbing Inc when its documented strengths match the job and its watch items are manageable. Compare another option when one watch item is a hard requirement.
Verify current details immediately before committing because services, prices, crews and policies change.
A practical final check
Confirm current identity, scope, total price, timing, access, warranty or claims and the one uncertainty most likely to affect the job. Afterward, keep the invoice and document the result.
That loop turns a researched profile into a decision tool and gives future updates better evidence.
A fair negative account is specific
A useful negative account names the date, promised standard, observed problem and response. It avoids turning one disappointing job into a claim about every employee or project.
That standard preserves important warnings while keeping the profile fair and verifiable.
Use the exact question as the handoff
If the concern is warranty, ask for the callback owner. If it is payment, ask when invoices post and what receipts are provided. If it is a permit, ask who closes the inspection.
Specific questions are easier to answer, verify and improve.
Record what is current
Write down the date checked, exact category, license or branch and policy language. If the provider changes a service, crew, permit path or schedule, a dated record makes the next update understandable.
That discipline keeps a local profile useful without pretending it is a permanent contract.
Timing is part of the evidence
Emergency repair, planned installation, recurring service and commercial work have different constraints. Keep timing and purpose attached to the claim rather than averaging every job into one impression.
That context lets a reader plan a comparable service.
The exact scope controls the answer
Cleaning, duct treatment, leak repair, water-heater work and commercial service require different questions, materials and paperwork. Ask the provider to name the exact phase before comparing a quote.
A general service page cannot answer a project-specific risk.
Compare one written alternative
Use the same problem description and requested scope when comparing another provider. Compare license, diagnosis, equipment, warranty, callback, payment, permits and change-order terms.
A fair written comparison is more useful than another unstructured list of stars.
The complete decision includes documentation
Before authorizing service, save the diagnosis, scope, identity details, price, warranty and escalation path. Afterward, keep the invoice, photos and service notes.
That record protects the customer and gives future updates better evidence.
A quote should expose assumptions
Ask what the estimate assumes about access, parts, equipment, permits, labor, disposal, cleanup and a return visit. If one assumption changes, the provider should identify the resulting price or schedule change.
An explicit assumption is easier to compare than a low number with hidden conditions.
A service term is not a service result
A posted policy explains what the provider says it will do; a review body describes what happened in one observed job. Keep those evidence types separate and ask how the policy is applied in the exact situation.
That distinction protects the reader from treating marketing language as a guarantee.
Ask who owns the next step
For a callback, re-clean, warranty, permit or return visit, identify the person or channel responsible and the expected response time. A general office number is not the same as a documented escalation path.
Write that handoff beside the estimate before work starts.
Compare like-for-like scope
A clean, duct treatment, leak repair and installation can have different labor, materials and completion standards. Use the same room count, equipment, access and deadline with every provider.
Matching scope reveals meaningful differences instead of rewarding omitted work.
Dated evidence deserves dated language
Older accounts can identify a question without proving a current pattern. Recent accounts can show a present strength without promising the next result.
The profile keeps dates, source context and counterexamples visible so the reader can judge how much weight to give each account.
The reader should leave with a decision
After reading the profile, a customer should know who may fit, what to ask, which term could change the price and what evidence remains incomplete.
That is more useful than a long recap of ratings because it converts research into a concrete next step before the first call or booking, with the important assumptions still visible for this job.
Your file for Shawn Hudgins Plumbing Inc
- Confirm whether 6475 2nd St Unit F is the current contact location while DBPR/Sunbiz still show 5607 3rd Ave for credential or entity records
- Ask whether the $175 starting hourly rate, camera charge and weekend terms on the site apply to your job
- Put parts, permits, access, warranty, dispatch and return-visit terms in the written estimate
- The five-body sample is positive-skewed and includes one older and one truncated narrative
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7 sourcedEvidence checked for Shawn Hudgins Plumbing Inc
Sources and update dates- Editorial research checked 2026-08-07
- 10 approved source records
- Google Places snapshot checked May 2026
- Official-site details checked May 2026
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